Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by Jimmy L: How does alcohol addiction compare to other drugs?
I would like to know how alcohol addiction compares to other drugs? I don’t drink or do drugs, but I am writing this report and need to know as much as I can.
First of all, do you guys think alcohol is addicting (I wouldn’t know because I never tried and never will)?
Second, how addicting is it compared to drugs like cocaine, meth, heroin, amephetamines, ecstacy, and marijuana?
Please rate in order if you have to.
Thanks.

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Answer by Mike
Alcohol is the only drug that can be addicting to the point where it becomes a disease; alcoholism. It is very addicting and if it is brought to a far enough stage, the withdrawls can be fatal.

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Question by john: Compare drug abuse and alcoholism, are their patterns of use related?

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Answer by BDoug
They are very similar, since both are just different flavors of addiction. Even a compulsive gambler at a slot machine exhibits brain activity like that of a drug addict getting high.

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Question by JustMe: What do you know about Alcoholics Anonymous? Can it cure alcoholism? How does it compare to therapy?

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Answer by dawg
Supposedly, alcoholism is not curable. They call it a Disease but it is actually a condition. AA is a form of therapy. The biggest difference between a drunk and an alcoholic is that a drunk does not have to go to all those meetings.

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I have been hearing it a lot lately. Saying it’s a disease and it’s the same as cancer.