Disease

Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse

Myths about alcoholism
Myth #1- Only people who are morally weak or have emotional problems can become alcoholics.
Fact- Studies show that there is no particular abnormal personality traits that cause alcoholism to occur. In most cases, emotional problems are the result of alcoholism, not the cause. What’s important is how much and how often someone drinks, not what kink of person they are.

Myth #2- Alcoholics do it to themselves. Nobody forces them to drink. They could stop is they wanted to.
Fact- Different people respond to alcohol in different ways. Again, we can choose how much and how often we drink, but we can’t choose how our bodies will react to the alcohol. Some individuals can drink more than most people and never become alcoholic. Others, with a higher lever of risk due to there biological risk, can become addicted much more easily, even though they consume less alcohol, less often

Myth #3- Alcoholism is in your genes;...