Alcoholism Alcoholism is a very serious disease in volving alcohol beverages. It often affects a lot of people and their families. I will discuss the symptoms of alcoholism, the effects of alcoholism and the treatment of the disease. It is a very serious disease. Alcoholism has been often been thought of as a symptom of a psychological or social problem, or as a learned, behavior to cope with the everyday problems peoples lives. More recently …
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…is a drug that produces a violent intolerance for alcohol as long as the substance remains in the body and is sometimes used after withdrawal. Despite these promising signs, estimates of the annual number of deaths related to excessive drinking exceed 97,000 in the United States alone. Economic costs related to alcoholism are at least $100 billion a year. These facts have helped me to understand that alcoholism is very serious and should not be taken lightly.