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How has the concept of alcoholism change over a lifetime?

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Yes. The concept of Alcoholism has tended to move from viewing it as a moral failure to a disease. However, there is much evidence that it is not a disease but a behavior that individuals can modify. Moderation Management, the St. Jude Program, HAMS, and others have been successful in helping alcoholics reduce their drinking.

A U.S. federal government study of 43,000 adults found that 75% of those who had been diagnosed as alcohol dependent (alcoholic) had reduced their drinking, usually without any outside help. This finding is inconsistent with the disease theory of alcoholism.

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