Alcoholism Isnt A Disease 2

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Saying It's a Disease Doesn't Make It One

Alcoholism is serious, it can cause many

problems and destroy peoples lives. This

does not, however, qualify it as a

disease.Alcoholism is a choice, you can

choose to seek recovery, or you can

choose to continue drinking, but it is a

choice, and to label it as a disease strips alcoholics of their ability

to choose. It would seem to someone who thinks through

an idea rationally, that in order to classify something as a

disease you must first be able to measure its symptoms

and other characteristics. The symptoms are only seen

after imbibing alcohol, and not before, and the symptoms

of alcohol abuse do not differ between abusers and non

abusers. If they both get drunk they both have the same

effects, have the same impaired judgment, etc. The only

difference is that one of them will do it more frequently

and this will put a strain on his life and his health.

The DSM IV (the manual psychologists use to classify and

diagnose disorders) includes and entry for alcoholism, and

in its array of symptoms there are no physical

manifestations that one should look for. It shows us a

purely social/psychological manifestation of a

psychological disorder. Many people in the medical field

attempt to make many of life's problems into diseases.

This allows for more funding for new ideas, more selling

opprotunities, more drugs, and essentially just more

money. It is obviously beneficial to those involved, but it

hurts society. By turning personal problems into diseases

it serves to strip people of their responsibility to help

themselves, as well as societies need to recognize their

problem for what it is and help them.

Raging Alcoholic