Mar
30
2010
What are the main arguments to say that alcoholism is a disease?
Posted by: Alan in alcoholism treatment, tags: Alcoholism, arguments, disease, main
I’m writing a paper saying that alcoholism is not a disease, and I’d like to know from the people who this it’s a disease, shortly, what are the main points that make alcoholism a disease?
anyone?
thank you.
well…lead is also toxic…it can be devastating. so…based on the argument that alcohol is toxic and cause you damage..are we all diseased because we can’t take lead? drinking something toxic can cause a disease, but the fact of drinking it is not a disease…
what do you think?
(ps: personally, i dont know and i dont care…it’s just a school project, so I’m just doing my part)
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March 30th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
From dictionary.com the first definition of a disease is this:
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
Alcoholism fits, for sure. It is toxic, and poisonous. It damages your liver, brain and who knows what else (alcohol is toxic to everything in your body, so are most other drugs)..
Addiction in general is a disease.
March 30th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
“a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.”
Alcoholism doesn’t fit this definition. As a consequence of alcoholism you’ll have diseases that fit the definition (like cirrosis).
I don’t think addictions are diseases. You drink because you want to. Nobody is forcing you, no virus is making you do that. You have to use a lot of will power to go get the booze and drink it. Same for drugs, same for too much food or unhealthy food. Socialist groups want to call addictions diseases and put government regulations to protect the public. No government program has ever done anything to improve the situation because you can’t control the will of the population by law (on the long run). Addictions is something you do to yourself by your own will. You can control yourself, if you don’t is because you don’t want. When you have a disease, you can’t control it.
“Addictions are not diseases.”
March 30th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Well what I can tell you is that research shows by examining human brains after they are dead and discovering that drug users and alcoholics carry something called T.H.I.Q.. I cant remember exactley what it stands for but Im sure you can find it online somewhere.