Comment Re:More harm to others? Really? (Score 1) 706
As someone who has lived with a family of alcoholics, I have to disagree with your characterisation of alcoholism. Calling it a disease has always seemed to me to be a victimisation ploy (look, its not my fault everyone, I'm just sick).
That said, I'm also of the opinion that alcohol itself is generally not the problem. Every alcoholic I've ever know has had a tremendously addictive personality, alcohol just happened to be the manifestation. This is even more apparent if you look at people in AA. Typically, they're no less addicted, they've just refocused their addiction to something less destructive.
That said, I'm also of the opinion that alcohol itself is generally not the problem. Every alcoholic I've ever know has had a tremendously addictive personality, alcohol just happened to be the manifestation. This is even more apparent if you look at people in AA. Typically, they're no less addicted, they've just refocused their addiction to something less destructive.