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Old 03-03-2012, 08:06 AM
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I'm not a big fan of the disease model of alcoholism myself. I too feel that some people may use the: I have a disease and can not stop drinking.

Originally Posted by langkah
Clearly it bothers you greatly that some organizations and fields of medicine see things differently than you do at this point.
Or

Follow along with the organizations and fields of addiction treatment that see things much the same as you do. Distress problem fixed!

Disease Model of Alcoholism
  • Primary
  • Chronic
  • Progressive
  • Potentially Fatal
IMO The disease model of alcoholism is quite simple really. It borrows from the medical model of course. But I think people get hung up on the pathogen implications that is in the medical model. The alcoholism model just focuses on alcohol ingestion as being primary. What the exact cause of alcoholism is where the big debate comes in.

Originally Posted by Sober4
Alcohol isn't their fault...
Yep people can be odd sometimes.

LOL...Like there is some sinister invisible alcohol dispensing robot that follows a person around forcing alcohol down their throat against their will...its all very odd to me.
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