[Emimily]

I'll bite -

1) Alcoholism is a disease of the mind and the body, where the body experiences the phenomenon of craving after the first drink and the mind experiences mental obsession after the first drink. This disease leads to a spiritual malady (in my opinion) that leaves the alcoholic with one motive - to drink.

2) I believe the common solution differs. I don't know that there is one. I'm in AA, so my solution is surrender - clean house - help others. But I'm not so egotistical today to suggest that my solution is the only one out there, or the "common" one. Lots more people die alcoholic deaths than get sober in AA. I'm one of the lucky ones.

hope it helped, and welcome!