Posts Tagged ‘alcohol addiction’
Alcoholism Addiction Treatment: Why Is Alcoholism Considered a Disease?
Question by Cynthesizer: Why is alcoholism considered a disease?
Doesn’t it still require some “choice” to become an alcoholic? People who are genetically predicted to become alcoholics (such as myself) don’t always become alcoholics. What makes us different from those who do? Choice.
I’m not saying it’s easy or something to take lightly. I don’t when people just tell alcoholics to stop drinking because I know it doesn’t work like that. But just becomes it’s hard to overcome doesn’t mean it’s impossible. It doesn’t take therapy and willpower to overcome other diseases. Most aren’t self inflicted, at least to the extent that alcoholism is.
I found this quote identifying it as a disease: “In 1956, the American Medical Association officially said alcoholism met three standard criteria for being declared a disease. First, it had an identifiable set of symptoms. Second, it followed a predictable and malignant progression if not treated, and third, it did respond to treatment.” But this seems very vague and I bet a lot of addictions/disorders could fit this descriptions yet aren’t labeled a disease.
Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol Dependence and Bulimia May Share Common Genetic Risk Factors
Alcohol dependence and bulimia may share common genetic risk factors
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People who suffer from alcohol addiction may be more vulnerable to certain types of eating disorders – and vice versa. Now, new research indicates this susceptibility may lie in their genetics.
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Eating disorders and alcohol abuse 'share genetic factors'
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New research from the US suggests that having a genetic risk for alcohol dependence may also put people at higher risk for certain eating disorders, and vice versa. In the September issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report how they discovered that some of the genes that influence alcohol dependence also …
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Common Genes At Root Of Alcohol Abuse And Binge Eating
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Health Alcohol Abuse: Women Tend to Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner Than Men
Health Alcohol Abuse in the News
Women Tend to Seek Help for Alcohol Abuse Sooner Than Men
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FRIDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) — Women with drinking problems seek treatment an average of four to five years earlier than men with drinking problems, a new study reveals. Researchers collected information from 274 men and 257 women in substance …
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Substance abuse a societal problem
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One area of mental health I've only touched on is substance abuse and substance dependency. This is an area that affects a wide range of the population on many different levels. This could be related as a public health issue that adversely affects us …
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Turkish state to cover alcohol, drug addiction treatment expenses
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Sunbury Forum to Lift Lid on Drug and Alcohol Addiction Damage on Families – Herald Sun
Sunbury forum to lift lid on drug and alcohol addiction damage on families – Herald Sun
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Sunbury forum to lift lid on drug and alcohol addiction damage on families
Herald Sun Mrs Hill, who founded Pat's Bus which helped young people in trouble out on the town and gave parents an insight in to the drug and alcohol culture, said families experienced immense heartache when loved ones were afflicted with addiction. "It's here … |
Will Lindsay Lohan Recover? Starlet Discusses Alcohol Addiction With Oprah … – International Business Times
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Will Lindsay Lohan Recover? Starlet Discusses Alcohol Addiction With Oprah …
International Business Times When Winfrey point-blank asked the redheaded beauty if she was an addict, Lohan said she was, and added that she was addicted to alcohol. In the past, the native of New York's Long Island said she had only tried cocaine around five times, but on Sunday … Lindsay Lohan tells Oprah Winfrey she is addicted to alcohol Lindsay Lohan Tells Oprah Her Troubled Past is Behind Her Lindsay Lohan says it's time to listen |
Rockwell Doctor Overcomes Stroke, Alcoholism to Return to Practice – Salisbury Post
Rockwell doctor overcomes stroke, alcoholism to return to practice – Salisbury Post
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Rockwell doctor overcomes stroke, alcoholism to return to practice
Salisbury Post Dr. Joe Oliver sits in his Rockwell office. After suffering a stroke some time JON C. LAKEY / SALISBURY POSTDr. Joe Oliver sits in his Rockwell office. After suffering a stroke some time ago and undergoing therapy, Dr. Oliver has returned to practice … |
Mystery novelist Martha Grimes co-writes alcoholism memoir – Baltimore Sun
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Mystery novelist Martha Grimes co-writes alcoholism memoir
Baltimore Sun Grimes, a Bethesda resident, has been sober now for 22 years. In "Double Double: A Dual Memoir of Alcoholism" that she co-wrote with her son, she records the cravings that continue to bedevil her. Her description of a chilled martini borders on the … |
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Alcoholism: Back to the Beginning (X Posted)
Back to the beginning (X posted)
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After 20 months of one meeting a week, I surrendered. I’ve bee in the rooms 9 days in a row and I have to say that the film I had covering my body is gone. My sobriety date is June 5th, 2003, my sponsor’s name is Mark D, and I currently have no home group. I recently finished training to bcome a lic …
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THE SPECTACULAR NOW (Tim Tharp) – August 17/13
Filed under: Alcoholism
This extremely readable novel isn’t exactly what I expected; I thought I’d be getting a typical story about an unlikely friendship/romance between teens, which I did get, but it’s mostly about the alcoholism of the main character. I sort of saw the story ending one of two ways: either he cleans up h …
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