Yes, alcoholism can be a life-threatening disease.
Alcoholism is a chronic illness, according to some. However, there is considerable debate as to whether or not alcoholism is a disease. Many physicians reject the disease theory of alcoholism.
Alcoholism can increase the risk of certain diseases but it is not a disease, contrary to common myth.
Alcoholism is the disease.
There is, had has been, much controversy about the validity of the disease theory (or hypothesis) of alcoholism. A substantial proportion of physicians reject the disease concept of alcoholism.
There is debate about whether or not alcoholism is a disease. A large number of physicians reject the disease theory of alcoholism and medicine has proven to be ineffective in treating the behavior.
No, although "alcoholism" ends in "-ism," it is not a religion. Rather, alcoholism is a disease marked by a person with uncontrollable use of alcohol.
It is a disease, not a moral issue.
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Alcoholism, or alcohol addiction.
Alcoholism and liver disease declined during prohibition.
Some people and groups consider alcoholismto be a disease. However, many physicians reject the disease theory of alcoholism as unsupported by the medical research evidence.