The term alcoholism is broadly conceived to include problem drinking, which is defined by its effects. The broad process of permanent change is much the same for the full-blown alcoholic as for any problem drinker, and it begins with self-acknowledgment of the problem. [...]
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A broad survey in the US showed that 90% of those polled believed alcoholism was a disease. However, a survey of medical doctors indicated that 80% of them thought of alcoholism as simply bad behavior. [...] Kenneth Anderson of HAMS (Harm Reduction for Alcohol) interviewed me as a guest on his radio program on Thursday, August 30. The recording of the show is below. If there’s any problem with the recording, you can go directly to blog talk radio: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/harm-reduction/2012/08/31/if-your-spouse-drinks Listen to internet radio with Kenneth Anderson on Blog Talk Radio [...] Far more frequently as one partner to a marriage increasingly abuses alcohol, the other adjusts to keep the marriage in balance. And that is what happens to a couple when one becomes addicted to alcohol and the other becomes codependent. [...] Ongoing alcohol abuse, whether via daily drinking or weekend excess, can lead to becoming alcohol dependent, that is, becoming an alcoholic. [...] |
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