Alcoholism:A Disease or an Addiction?
Date Submitted: 01/07/2002 09:25:48
Category: / Social Sciences / Controversial Issues
Length: 7 pages (1875 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Controversial Issues
Length: 7 pages (1875 words)
Alcoholism: A Disease or an Addiction?
Most people have a confused idea of alcoholism as a disease that invades or attacks your health. Use of such a strong word such as "disease" shapes the values and attitudes of society towards alcoholics. A major implication of the disease concept is what is labeled a "disease" is held to be justifiable because it is involuntary. This is not so because problem drinking is a habit in which …
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