Well I do agree with this:
Alcoholism would seem to fall more on the mental health spectrum of disorders than a physical disease. If you think about it in terms of bipolar or similar disorders, it is more comparable IMO.
I think it's hard for me to label it a "disease" because from my own perspective, its something that you're doing to yourself and if you have NO money then the part of the disease that's killing you is no longer available. That voice may still be there in full effect but the poison is gone. I can agree that it's a mental health disorder like being bipolar or having clinical depression.