Alcoholism: Letter: Alcoholism Is Not an Excuse, Is a Disease – Wausau Daily Herald

Alcoholism: Letter: Alcoholism is not an excuse, is a disease – Wausau Daily Herald

Letter: Alcoholism is not an excuse, is a disease
Wausau Daily Herald
Alcoholism is not an excuse. But it is an explanation for why rational people act irrationally and good people behave badly. The Americans with Disabilities Act recognized alcoholism as a disabling illness decades ago. That doesn't mean people who

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Alcoholism: Letter: Alcoholism is a treatable and beatable disease – Jackson Sun

Letter: Alcoholism is a treatable and beatable disease
Jackson Sun
Alcoholism is an insidious disease that affects people from all walks of life. Mrs. Anne Middleton was a prime example of alcoholism as an "equal opportunity" disease. She was a well-educated and refined Southern lady. She was a faithful member of her

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Alcoholism: Scripps Research Institute’s Ehlers awarded NIH grant – La Jolla Light


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Scripps Research Institute's Ehlers awarded NIH grant
La Jolla Light
Scripps Research Institute Professor Cindy Ehlers has received a $ 3.6 million MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the risk factors for alcoholism in Native Americans.
Scripps research scientist wins $ 3.6 million NIH Method to Extend Research in PhysOrg.com (press release)

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Alcoholism: Reframing Alcoholism: Researcher Argues Against ‘Disease’ Label – LiveScience.com


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Reframing Alcoholism: Researcher Argues Against 'Disease' Label
LiveScience.com
For more than 100 years, alcoholism has been viewed as a disease; however, this framing has created barriers to diagnosing, treating and even understanding the condition, one psychologist argues. "By adhering so strictly to the disease model…

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