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Can you please explain why alcoholism is a disease and other addictions are just addictions?
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Complex Diseases: All are complex chronic diseases, not just the disease of alcoholism. Alcohol is just another drug. Like most chronic disease, addiction has genetic and environmental factors; requires lifestyle modifications commitment, finding the best treatment and avoiding that which makes the individual vulnerable to his disease. True for addiction, diabetes, high cholesterol. Promise of health, hope--awaits.
Answered 4/16/2013
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