Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by lizzie: what are the three main approaches to treatment for alcohol abuse and define them,?
and can you explain which population is best served by each approach?

Best answer:

Answer by nickipettis
12 step program

in-house intensive program ( like in 28 days, or a half way house)

??cold turkey??

maybe methadone treatment
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not a clue as to what works best for what population

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

i am puzzled, do all alcoholic have some deep personal issues so they try to avoid? or just pure pleasure seeking?

Because all arguments don’t make sense at all…
Genetic/Hereditary – even laziness can be hereditary…that’s why when women donate their eggs they’re required to be “perfect, college educated, etc”
Lose of control – people who are fat keep eating without control and eating is not a disease, people who like to speed up on high ways can’t help it either and it’s not a disease..having sex is for many people uncontrolable too Addictive – internet is addictive too…there are a loooot of people who couldnt live without it…but it’s not a disease…and many other things are addictive too (and cause you damage), but are not diseases
Changes the body – eating also changes your body, exercising also changes your body, having babies also changes your body, ingesting lead also changes your body…of course that if you put something toxic in your body it will damage it

At the most, it is an illness (causes you to feel really bad)…but the fact of not stop drinking is not a disease.
I’m just asking because I’m writing a paper for school saying that alcoholism is not a disease…so I’d like to know why 90% of people think it is…

also, i’m a foreigner, so dont criticize my english…i’m still learning
So alcoholism is an allergy?
and the result is desire?

I understand that you can have an allergy to alcohol and not tolerate it…
but have an allergy and want it?

is alcoholism the only allergy that instead of repelling you from the alergenic, makes you want it?

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)