Why do people think drinking is a disease when it is a habit.
2006-07-26 20:28:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
It is an addiction. If you have ever known a real alcoholic it is a frightening experience to witness them going through withdrawal and DTs. The definition of disease is " a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms". If you can not function without a drink sounds like a disease to me!
2006-07-26 20:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by djk 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Drinking isn't a disease, alcoholism is. Alcoholism isn't a habit, it is an addiction. Some people have an addictive personality, they may stop drinking but then they will replace it with another addiction.
2006-07-26 20:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by curls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an addiction, not a habit. Alcoholism is a disease and causes other diseases like cirrhosis of the liver.
2006-07-26 20:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my partner is alcohol dependant, i look at it as an illness not a disease. its very sad to watch him try and fight the habit and im sure he will end up with a disease of the liver. he had blood tests last week and we are waiting for the results.
2006-07-26 20:42:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a disease...it's just an addiction. I think it was AA who started calling it a disease.
2006-07-26 20:31:33 · answer #5 · answered by laetusatheos 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
im not sure. i think it is a disease because sometimes it cannot be cured and it hurts u and others around u. it can be both a disease and a habbit i guess
2006-07-26 20:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by RebelChild69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you get cirrhosis of the liver it is a disease!
2006-07-26 20:30:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jimmy Pete 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The above checklist is sturdy, yet i could upload "selflessness"to it. you need to be keen to allow your mate to be thierself except this is damaging to the relationship. Faithfulness is likewise paramount. Infidelity, in any form, is damaging.
2016-10-08 09:06:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because when they call it a disease they are rationalizing the problem.. it is like saying it is not their fault.
2006-07-26 20:30:50 · answer #9 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the person becomes dependant and the person's brain chemistry changes
2006-07-26 20:30:44 · answer #10 · answered by jsbrads 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋