[QUOTE=MyPaperAnchor;3992828]You're looping in the wreckage our drunk behaviors create as symptoms of our disease.
That being said, I don't doubt there are people who try to use their disease as an excuse to behave badly. These are two separate issues.
Other chronic diseases do not cause people to behave immorally & criminally. I believe that alcoholics were sick people before they ever picked up their first drink. I often hear other alcoholics at meetings tell stories that they remember from a young age of stealing from other kids and disrespecting authority.