Is alcoholism really a disease???? here is some insight

[Sunbeam]

Something in this morning's paper talked about how alcohol and other drugs change the brain's chemistry. Starting drinking is a choice, but once you have changed that brain chemistry, it is pretty difficult to stop with just will power. You would be fighting an uphill battle, as the saying goes. I also agree that the brain chemistry seems to chage more readily for some than others.

[Gyco]

hi trix,good thread,ive said it a few times ,look it up,C.A.S. its a new temanolagy,for one with an alchohol problem,in canada anyways,i think in the states to,or maybe the place i went to lied,CHRONIC ALCHOHOL SYNDROME,and yes to my knowledge i was born with it,wsnt my fault,my parents should not of had me,my mother had 6 mis carrigaes,b4 she had my sister,she was born crippled,did it have to do with AL,who knows,her leg was broke at birth and stopped growing,my family was bitter,docs, fault,maybe not,maybe she fell when pregnant and didnt tell my father,she was a drinker,my bro came out ok,but he drinks like a fish,once a week,and takes the rest of the week to heal,and then theres me,i was suppose to die,born in the 50 s,jauntice,really bad case of it,children get jauntice,at birth now,is it due to the fact tht the gene is passed from generation to generation,as of rt now it is fact,it is passed down,tht is why doctors are saying it is a desease,simple calcculation,if you had a bad reaction to peanuts ,its called an alergie,you dont eat them cause you mt die,stop eating them,if you drink,dont have kids,thts wht ive figured out anyways gyco