I've grown up with the education that alcoholism and addiction are a disease. I know in America it is a medical disease.
Is it in other countries?
2007-02-03 15:26:36 · 10 answers · asked by Jacob S 3 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Alcoholism is not a disease. The American Psychological Association held a meeting in the 60s and took a vote to decide if alcoholism and drug addiction was a disease. The vote barely passed and from that point on it was called a disease. No medical basis at all.
2007-02-03 15:33:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
alchaloism and addicition is in general a "desease". the disease is a mental (or psychological) disease that can make an obsession control your life. thus it's a non cureable life long disease.
In any country it should be considered a disease, some contries may not consider this because they might not be educated about this form of disease. but in fact, a disease is a disease
a good example, HIV and AIDS is a serious disease no matter where you go. it shouldn't be treated as a way of life in other countrys, it's a serious disease no matter where you go. so is addiction.
2007-02-03 15:43:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kalvin G 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Anything creating lack of ease can be termed as a disease. It may be viral, behavioural or any other kind.
The diseases due to misbehaviour are called as behavioural diseases. Some of them are- alcohole and addiction, gastric problems, insomia, back ache(due to bad posture) etc.
2007-02-04 01:13:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's classed as a disease in many country's.
2007-02-03 15:47:02 · answer #4 · answered by Mojo Seeker Of Knowlege 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if it's a disease, then it's a disease all around the world. AIDS is a disease, here in the US, and all the way around the world. not comparing them, but if it's a disease, then everyone needs to consider it one.
2007-02-03 15:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol is substance. It's not an addiction or a disease. Addictions transpire when one abuses their free will to choose.
2007-02-03 15:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by girl_fired_up 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
purely, using fact alcohol is circulated by way of the blood around the physique and it fairly is a toxin it impacts the best deal of the physique to a pair degree. it is carried by way of the blood and effectively 'jumps' from the blood to the organ and decrease back back because it is dealt with by way of the physique. regularly using fact the liver and kidneys are dealing with the physique's waste products they're affected however the middle is additionally impacted inflicting cadiomyopathy and different situations. The impacts frequently speaking additionally are quicker on females than adult adult males using ratio of fat to water interior the physique. No drink is ideal - regardless of each thing might you're taking a poison purely using fact it tastes superb??? LOL.
2016-12-13 08:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by girardot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease. Left
untreated, alcoholism can be fatal"
This applies in any country.
2007-02-03 16:42:27 · answer #8 · answered by fishtanks 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
only as a metaphore
a true disease, you can slice off, put under a slide and see under a microscope
2007-02-03 15:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Dis-ease what do you think?
2007-02-03 15:37:00 · answer #10 · answered by pyre 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋