Wow! Seriously get over the alchohol issue. This is something i dont do. but it will never die and bloging to a bunch of nerds who (mostly under the influence) Is seriously a waste of blog space lmao!
Wtrbooger, it's an educational blog post to hear what people think and know about Alcohol.
Say wut?
Alcoholism is a disease. Ya'll should look up some definitions before claiming it isn't.
Plenty of shit is a disease.
Murrawhip wrote:
Say wut?
Alcoholism is a disease. Ya'll should look up some definitions before claiming it isn't.
Plenty of shit is a disease.

Alcoholism is as much as a disease as nicotine addiction, in that, you know, it isn't. (Unless of course you're being sarcastic... Which is more than possible. Use an emoticon damn it!)
how to not get alcoholism: don't drink alcohol

how to cure alcoholism: don't drink alcohol

alcoholism is not a disease. telling people alcoholism is a disease just convinces them there's nothing they can do to stop it, so they just give in and keep drinking. see: south park episode
Seriously. A quick google will go ahead and prove my point without me having to go and pull references all over the place.
It's the general consensus of the medical community that alcoholism does indeed fall under the definition of 'disease'.
A few definitions from our awesome friend dictionary.com:
a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
any harmful, depraved, or morbid condition, as of the mind or society:

It's a mental obsession that causes a physical compulson to drink.
Argue with the doctors and professors and those guys over the definition, not me. I only did part of a biomedical science degree.
Your hackers keys are Devil21 and Zaole
it r true because i edited the wiki page

Here's the real definition: A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.

Calling alcoholism a disease is like calling war a blight. While it fits metaphorically, it is not the proper term. Alcoholism is an addiction, not a disease.
I know,I saw their IP addresses :]
SuperAntx wrote:
it r true because i edited the wiki page

Here's the real definition: A disease is an illness which affects people, animals, or plants, for example one which is caused by bacteria or infection.

Calling alcoholism a disease is like calling war a blight. While it fits metaphorically, it is not the proper term. Alcoholism is an addiction, not a disease.

Before I came home before I posted this blog, I went to my doctors appointment and asked if Alcohol was a disease, So I wrote notes on everything on what the doctor said about the Alcoholism that affects the society today.
My main source wasn't wikipedia, actually. Wikipedia is best used for references, i not b nub lul.
Though, naturally you're correct, and these reputable(? obviously not!) sources aren't.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary:
"a chronic progressive potentially fatal psychological and nutritional disorder associated withexcessive and usually compulsive drinking of ethanol and etc." Note the word 'disorder'. Go on. Look up disorder. Pleeeasee. Look in a dictionary. Wikipedia even!

The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary: "2.A chronic, progressive pathological condition, mainly affecting the nervous and digestive systems, caused by the excessive and habitual consumption of alcohol. "

The American Heritage Science Dictionary: "A progressive, potentially fatal disease characterized by the excessive and compulsive consumption of alcoholic beverages and physiological and psychological dependence on alcohol."

I could copy-paste this crap all day, and juuustt because it's the internet, you'll continue and continue and continue. Conceding defeat isn't something that often occurs on the internet, so I'ma just unsubscribe from this topic now with a smile on my file. Cheerio!
Wtrbooger wrote:
Your hackers keys are Devil21 and Zaole

Sayaotonashis wrote:
I know,I saw their IP addresses :]

wut

Murrawhip wrote:
It's the general consensus of the medical community that alcoholism does indeed fall under the definition of 'disease'.

those are the same people who call obesity a disease merely because it fits the EXTREMELY vague definition provided
and no, don't tell me obesity is a disease. it's not, nor is alcoholism
–noun
1.
lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
2.
an irregularity: a disorder in legal proceedings.
3.
breach of order; disorderly conduct; public disturbance.
4.
a disturbance in physical or mental health or functions; malady or dysfunction: a mild stomach disorder.

Hm, I'm not seeing where disorder points to disease. I'm seeing that disorder means lack of order, or if you will, not of the norm. But nothing specifically mentions the word "disease", or even implies it.

I have done as you asked, and am still willing to bet I'm right. Alcoholism is not a disease, it's an addiction, which can be blamed on a chemical imbalance or chemical disorder, if you will. Good day sir.
Zaole wrote:
those are the same people who call obesity a disease merely because it fits the EXTREMELY vague definition provided
and no, don't tell me obesity is a disease. it's not, nor is alcoholism

because you're somehow qualified to say your personal opinion is the one truth? :S
do you then agree that alcoholism is a disorder?
KatieKate wrote:
because you're somehow qualified to say your personal opinion is the one truth? :S

The sheer fact Zaole is, you know, right, is what makes him correct. Alcoholism is no more a disease than heroin, crystal meth and nicotine addiction. They are all drugs and they can all be addictive at some stage or another.
i'm still curious if you agree that alcoholism is a disorder. it appears that you have no objection to it from your last post.

Random House Dictionary:a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.

keyword is disordered.
KatieKate wrote:
because you're somehow qualified to say your personal opinion is the one truth? :S

i have a challenge for you. here it is: quote me where i said "my personal opinion is the one truth".

go ahead. do it!
edit: and you can't win the challenge by quoting this post, cheater
Murrawhip, it's okay if you want to plug your ears and run away, but you wont learn anything by doing so.

As pointed out already, you're citing vague sources which don't specifically describe alcoholism as a disease. At best you could call it a disorder, but not a disease.

Alcoholic lung disease, something which is caused by alcoholism, is an actual disease. It's the impairment of multiple critical cellular functions in the lung, something you can't just walk away from like you can with drinking.
SuperAntx wrote:
At best you could call it a disorder, but not a disease.

but a disease can be defined as a disorder lol. read some dictionaries mann
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