Alcoholism
For most, alcohol provides an excuse for friends to get together after work, to enjoy a toast on special occasions, a feeling of warmth and relaxation from time to time. Alcohol has become a part of American culture as much as hot dogs and apple pie. It has been used as a social tool that makes business deals, friends, and huge amounts of money for those who make and sell it. Somewhere along the line, though, alcohol became a crutch for many people, a means of surviving from day to day. It helped to erase the painful existence of one’s life. These people, often referred to as alcoholics, have not learned how to deal with life on a day-to-day basis without the assistance of their best friend, alcohol. The leading literature available describes alcoholics as “…subjects of King Alcohol, shivering denizens of his mad realm…” (Alcoholics Anonymous p. 151) E.M. Jellinek, an early pioneer in research of alcoholism, theorized alcoholism as a disease with specific causes, a predictable progression, and diagnosable symptoms. This progression is shown in his chart at the end of this paper. Most doctors, researchers, addiction experts and alcoholics themselves contend that alcoholism is a disease. Current research involving alc
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