Originally Posted by
freshstart57 
The AMA is not an association of doctors. In fact, most doctors,
less than 15%, do not belong to it.
And most doctors believe that the AMA does not represent their opinions. The AMA is a lobby group which gladly accepted money from tobacco companies throughout its history, which was found guilty of antitrust activities, and fabricated reports to substantiate its endorsement of products it had never tested. Blechhhhhh.
The American Psychiatric Association used to advocate for the disease theory of alcoholism, but it has not done so since 1981 and has retracted its position.
Only 20% of doctors believe that alcoholism is a disease.
Most telling is this fact:
A survey of doctors attending an annual conference of the International Doctors in Alcoholics Anonymous (IDAA) found that 80% of its members believed that alcoholism is simply bad behavior - - not a disease. On the climate issue, we see scientists of all sorts throwing their two cents in.
But the climatologists are the specialists.
So it's not surprising that "doctors" do the same in their own domain.
I'm a doctor and hears my opinion....... Great, but what do the people who are in the specialist field say?
The ones that see this kill people.
Organ failure, black urine, korsakoff syndrome
"hey, stop drinking and having fun people"
Ummmmmm.... Not as easy as that.
People have died of alcoholism since fermented beverages appear on the record of human history.
Some 4000 odd years ago.
You really think that the answer could be "just don't drink " and no one else has come up with this before now?
It's baffled the best minds and medical people for millennium.
Seems no closer to solving the puzzle now than in biblical times.
Personally I applaud those dedicated to helping and trying to provide solutions and services and treatment.
I think the last thing needed is a bunch of ex drunks hell bent on telling them "you got it all wrong"
After all..... The same mind drawing that conclusion is the same mind that drank and drank and drank for years.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall to hear any ex- drunk stand up in front of a team of professionals who deal with alcoholism and tell em where they are going wrong.
"thanks for your advice ex-drunk guy, we'll be sure to let you know if we need more of your help......no that's ok, we'll call you "
By the way..... Nobel prize collection is next week
