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This is a controversial question. People originally thought that alcoholics were morally inadequate. Alcoholics Anonymous then popularized the idea that Alcoholism is a disease characterized by "loss of control." That is, the theory was that when an alcohol took a drink, the person lost the ability to stop. Today, there is a recognition that the disease model is inadequate and that alcoholism may actually be a pattern of learned behaviors.

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