Alcoholism.
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Alcoholism
The American Council on Alcoholism best defines alcoholism as a primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychological, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. This disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by continuous or periodic: impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial (http://www.aca-usa.org).
Alcoholism is a very serious problem in today's society. In
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Croton Falls,NY: IWS inc. 1995 (4th edition) Bean, Zinberg. Dynamic Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Alcoholism. New York: Free Press, 1981 Brown, Stephanie Treating the Alcoholic A Developmental Model of Recovery. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1985 Nace, Edgar, M.D. The Treatment of Alcoholism. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1987 Schuckit, Marc Alan M.D. Educating Yourself about Alcohol and Drugs. New York: Plenum, 1995 Sue, Sue, Sue. Understanding Abnormal Behavior. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1994.