Hi everyone.
I have a question for you all...
If alcoholism is a disease that has to do with the substance of alcohol...why is it that there is often still a problem even when the alcoholic stops drinking?
Why isn't there a formal name for this condition that is so often described?
If you read "Under the Influence", it talks about how alcoholics are different than non-alcoholics in that their brains/bodies react differently to alcohol...yet, according to what I've read here at SR, alcoholics often have a certain mental sickness that continues even after quitting drinking ("dry drunk" syndrome, etc.).
So is alcoholism a mental disorder that stands alone, even without any consumption...or is the disease caused by the intake of alcohol?
I hope I'm making my question clear!
thanks.