'Alcoholism is one of the world's most costly drug use problems'

Wikipedia from Web -

Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholic's normal personal, family, social, or work life. ~ The chronic alcohol consumption caused by alcoholism can result in psychological and physiological disorders. ~ Alcoholism is one of the world's most costly drug use problems; with the exception of nicotine addiction, alcoholism is more costly to most countries than all other drug use problems combined. While alcohol use is required to trigger alcoholism, the biological mechanism of alcoholism is uncertain. ~ For most people, moderate alcohol consumption poses little danger of addiction. ~ Other factors must exist for alcohol use to develop into alcoholism. ~ These factors may include a person's social environment, emotional health and genetic predisposition. ~ In addition, an alcoholic can develop multiple forms of addiction to alcohol simultaneously such as psychological, metabolic, and neurochemical. ~ Each type of addiction must be treated individually for an alcoholic to fully recover. Alcoholism

Comment #1 Milly from The Midwest -

I believe it. ~ I come from a long line of A's. ~ It is easy to get ahold of and inexpensive, so why not?

Comment #2 Jules from Nebraska -

I think a lot of people are alcoholics but refuse to think that they are. ~ My aunt would drink everyday but claims that she doesn't have a problem. ~ We were over at her home for a birthday party and she and her husband had gotten into an argument because her husband bought her the wrong kind of vodka. ~ Supposedly her brand was out. ~ They got into a heated argument in the kitchen and he was yelling all kinds of accusations at her about being an alcoholic and she was denying it. ~ We were all shocked. ~ My father (her brother) tried to go in there and talk to her and she refused to speak to him. ~ She did end up going into a rehab facility and has not had a drink for the past 10 years. ~

Comment #3 Loopy from The Big D -

I just had to tell yall about this lady I know. ~ She doesn't drink anything but alcolhol. ~ She will not drink a coke, tea, water, etc. ~ The only thing she will drink is coffee, but it has to have something like Baileys in it. ~ I feel bad for her son and daughter. ~ Plus she has a granddaughter. ~ I can't even tell that she is drunk. ~ You would not believe how much she has to drink to get drunk. ~ It just makes me sad.

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