Alcoholism: disease, yes or no?

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• Is alcoholism a disease?
• yes
• no
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Is Alcoholism a disease? Answer Yes or No, justify your answer. If your answer is yes, explain to the families that lost loved ones that alcoholism is a disease, and it wasn't the person, it was the disease that took away their sons and daughters lives. Not only does the disease snatch people from the planet, it doesn't care about your  loved ones at all! There is no retribution for families who have lost sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, friends, and pets. Other than throwing the offender into a cold dingy  jail cell, locking the door, and throwing away the key, then,calling it good? An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life. I have had the opportunity to experience the pitfalls of driving while impaired and getting caught. Long story short, I got in trouble with the law,  and wow!  Trouble with a capital “T”. Trying to survive with only my teacher's salary? Fat chance! I was going down skid row in an alarming rate of speed! Heading towards the ultimate reality of doom. But, miraculously, I was somehow able to manage, paying off the fines, attorney fees, and the court costs. At times, all I could think of was homelessness, There were times I would say to myself, WTF?! How did I get myself here, A disease overtook me,exacerbated by the loss of my husband during Covid. It took approximately 5 months from losing the love of my life, taking  off and springing into the deep end. I never realized I was an alcoholic, and maybe I chose not to admit my “ism”. I only speak for myself, but I have been told that I have a disease. I’d like to know if the crime fits the time.My? My losses were many, I lost my relationships with friends, my vehicle, my money, my home. Shit! I lost a lot of shit, but I managed to survive it. It makes me wonder about peoples stories, and why they picked up. Do they know they have a disease? I know nothing about how the body processes alcohol, I know that if I drink enough alcohol, it starts to affect me. I see people without homes in my neighborhood, I see homeless encampments and people who look like statues. It is so sad to see people without drive or ambition. I wonder if alcohol induced their life  situations? Were they not strong enough or brave enough to combat their “ism”s, or did they just plain give up hope? I look at people's faces as I walk down our block,  and read the despair and hopelessness in their brows.

Alcoholism is real and it is or is not a disease according to people who think they have got the correct answers. I would love to know if alcoholism  is a disease, yes or no.

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