why most of the doctors are unaware of that alcoholism is a disease?

Question

An alcoholic cannot control his drinking even after facing serious consequences & even with best of his intetion. Doctors not knowing his inability due to his disease most of the time advise the patient to limit his drinks. There should be more awareness amongst people and medical fraternity regarding alcoholism.It is a disease and instead of hiding it one should seek help which is available free of cost through Twelvestep programme followed in worldwide fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Answer 1

Doctors are aware. Unfortunately, alcoholics attempt to hide their addiction and much of the time will not confess how much they drink.. In addition, a doctor cannot do everything. He or she can recommend AA or counseling but it is the patients responsibility to follow through.

Answer 2

The only person here making any sense is "theartist". It's a well known fact in the medical community that alcoholism (as well as all forms of addiction) is a disease. Alcoholics become very clever at masking in order to continue the drinking. An alcoholic sometimes has to hit bottom before he or she is able to admit the problem and climb their way out.

Aside from this, there are both inpatient and outpatient clinics and AA for the treatment of alcoholism. So if a person suspects or knows they have a problem and truly want help overcoming it, they can use these options.

But an alcoholic has to first admit to alcoholism then that person has to want help. There's only so much a doctor can do.

Answer 3

I do not agree with you about doctors. A doctor told me when they ask a patient how much they drink the doctor automatically doubles that amount. People lie about their consumption of alcohol. If the patient will not admit they have a problem WHY is it the doctor's responsibility to pursue it ???

It is in the hands of the alcoholic to do what needs to be done in the interest of his health, he owns it. When the alcoholic decides to deal with this disease he/she will. It is the same with a drug addict or a smoker. NO ONE can make you do anything. No one is hiding it except the keeper of the disease.

Answer 4

It really depends on how you define the word disease. Is there a injury or pathogen affecting a group of tissues, leading to alcoholism? If not, then a Pathologist may not define that as a disease even though a different group of people use the same word to describe something that does not have a disease pathology.

It comes down to semantics.

According to testimony before the NIH, no "mental disease" has an underlying pathology associated with it to objectively define it as a disease. Instead you have to accept that the same word is being used to mean something slightly different within a different group of people's "common language."

Answer 5

I think some docs just ask how much you drink and act oblivious to the alcoholics answer of about 2 bottles of wine a day. Then the doc just says something like do you know that you are at risk for alcoholism, why dont you cut back, how about some paxil.
I don't know, maybe they are too afraid to get too personal or something. They should just say you are drinking too much and you have a problem.

Answer 6

They are aware of the side effects of Alcohol. Some doctors are greedy and expecting more and more patients to be in their locality. In that case they will keep mum against this type of situations. A good scapegoat is taking shape in front of them.

Answer 7

A-addicting
L-liquid
C-consumed
O-often
H-hiding
O-official
L-lady(wife)
this includes doctors themselves!it has become an unavoidable EVIL!!

Answer 8

who told u about that doctors are unaware of that alcoholism is a disease.problem is that nobody is doing their job correctly even minister to pion.well congratulation to u for asking nice question.

Answer 9

it is a asking and making and getting disease