Is alcoholism a disease or self induced?

Answer 1

i would say that initially the choice to drink alcohol is our own but the eventuality of over indulgence or enjoyment can lead to alcoholism which is infact a disease.............. that help?

Answer 2

There is a small percentage of people who can become addicted to alcohol after drinking just one beer because they lack an enzyme in their bodies that lets them deal with alcohol the way most people do. I believe that those people are not at fault if this happens, and I wish that people could get tested for that problem the way people can get tested for food allergies and such. It isn't fair for a person who is being a responsible drinker to get addicted anyway.

The vast majority of people who become alcoholics do so becaue they abuse alcohol for long periods of time. I believe that these people ARE responsible for their condition. Help should still be made available for those who want to quit, the same as there are treatments offered for cancer (smoking is also a choice).

Alcoholism is a disease, but that shouldn't be taken to mean that it isn't 'self-induced' -- caused by the actions of the person with the disease.

Answer 3

I actually researched this topic during my years of graduate school. I came to the conclusion that alcoholism is a disease.
Some would say that it is an addiction, but I can argue that it's more than an addiction. An addiction can be controlled by a person. For example: smoking cigg. is an addiction, you still have control over your mind and body, and at some point, you stop so your body can rest (sleeping). A disease is something that a person cannot control.
So Alcoholism in a sense, when you cannot "control" it, is a form of disease.

If you want to go further into it, the use of drugs, especially the ones you inject into your blood stream directly (heroin) is a disease. You no longer have that self control, your body is in a different stage and your mind is only capable of thinking of the "high" and incapable of reality.
Alcoholism disrupts the brains thoughts, emotions and actions. You have no control of your body when you are an alcoholic.

- I dont wish anyone to pick that bottle up and ruin their lives. If you can, avoid it completely. Alcoholism is NOT passed down from generation to generation. You make that choice.

Answer 4

This is difficult. I work with lots of people who have damaged their health through alcohol. Many have sad stories, some traumatic event or events in the past or abuse or loss.
We dont use the term alcoholic now- it is alcohol dependance.
The body does come to depend on it and withdrawal is unpleasant BUT not impossible.

Many people 'dry out' or 'detox'
but once they go back to the same old social circumstances and problems they just start drinking again.

It does seem that some people are more susceptable to alcohol dependance than others BUT wherher this is psychological or physiological is a difficult question.

One thing is certain, no little girl or boy dreams that when they grow up they will be a homeless drunk yet increasingly many end up that way.

Answer 5

Why would someone voluntarily drink when they know that it is killing them, bankrupting them, hurting their children, making them crazy, violent, jailed, institutionalized? Because they don't see what's happening. Their logic is different than a non-drinker's is because the brain is not healthy and cannot make itself well when it is diseased by the alcoholism.

Those of you answering in a way so judgmental and hateful toward those who drink (and I understand this attitude may be born of pain they caused you in the past), please do not judge them until you have walked a mile in their footsteps.

They cannot quit "if they really wanted to." While there is an element of willingness to get sober involved, it does not and can not happen without the help of a professional, a group, or a higher power or authority.

Alcoholism is a chronic and progressive disease no different from schizophrenia or Alzheimer's -- the brain is genetically programmed differently from birth; stressing it causes chronic damage, and while the disease can be managed with the right help (or made worse without help and faithful self-management i.e. taking meds, etc.), it cannot be cured.

No alcoholic becomes one or stays one on purpose. They are in chains and many of them are slowly committing suicide. Please do not kick these people when they're already down.

Answer 6

The habit to alcohol is a disease because it may kill you. there is different underlying psychological/behavioral/ genetic/environmental issues that convey about alcohol abuse. it is really authentic once the alcoholic replaces nutrients for alcoholics.i'm no longer an expert, yet i know that lengthy time period alcohol impacts more desirable than basically the mind. It impacts the liver, coronary heart, intestines, pancreas, ect. Alcoholics also have a tendency to be poor specially supplementations which incorporates Thiamine, B12, folic acid, and iron. those supplementations are significant in nerve function, which impression organs and a set of chemical reactions that i'm no longer an expert in. also, no longer each drug addict can detect strategies to offer up habit with the help of gaining expertise of strength of will. Alcoholism isn't rational. there is different issues linked with the alcohol habit. some sufferers want more desirable than gaining expertise of strength of will to offer up. If gaining expertise of strength of will replaced into that straightforward, it would not be that confusing to administration alcohol habit. Withdrawal indications are also a topic. i wager that would want to set up it as a disease. Many drug addicts rebound even as dealing with withdrawal indications. i don't know what kind of withdrawal indications are linked with chocolate habit. Chocolate isn't considered a risky drug so i imagine that would want to take a lesser precedence than alcohol abuse. Alcohol is a drug. Overdosing on it may ruin the liver and kidney. So that's threat-free to assert that alcohol is a more desirable risky "drug" determination than chocolate.

Answer 7

It's a disease and i have the video,and documents that say this,I'm a recovering alcoholic and both sides of my family were drinkers,so when i at last admitted to being one and recovered,i went out to investigate, as i had heard about it being hereditary,and sure enough it was, so i got all the info i could about it and it is a disease,they have done tests in Australia on alcoholic brains and none alcoholic brains,there they found a gene that causes it,and are working on ways to stop it happening,thats all i can say at the moment,but i hope it has helped

Answer 8

forget all the AA rubbish. if alcoholism was a disease that would mean ppl thats never even touched alcohol could be an alcoholic. cancer is a disease, aids is a disease. alcoholism is a self induced habit just the same as smoking is is addictive. u can learn yourself to be an alcoholic just by drinking it regulary. its an addiction like most things

Answer 9

Simply a self induced disease. A drug like many others even though many governements do not admit it

Answer 10

Alcohol is a very sad disease. It's in my family. I don't have it, but I see what it does to the ones I love. It's not impossible to quit drinking but it's a very sad thing. It ruins lives. People can change if they want. People also use alcohol to cover all their painful feelings.

It's proven to be a disease. People have their opinions. But it is most definatley a disease for some.

Answer 11

Alcoholism is an addiction like any other. Addictions run in my family. I have a food addiction. My brother has a drug addiction. And there are others-Big family. It IS a disease but it can be CONTROLLED. But it is difficult and requires the addicted one to want to get better. A good book to read is "The Addictive Personality".