Question:
For 50 years "Alcoholism Activists" have promoted the idea that
Alcoholism is a "Disease". Most prominent was Marty Mann, an early
AA . Mann founded the National Council on Alcoholism, through which she
"educated" the general public about alcoholism and shaped the
modern alcoholism movement .The treatment industry and AA in general
have uncritically accepted the idea that alcoholism is a "disease".
What is less well known is that one of the founders of Alcoholics
Anonymous, Dr.Robert Smith, did not believe that alcoholism is a
disease:
"Doc dwelt on the idea that this was an illness, but Doc was pretty
frank with me. .....He pointed out that probably it was moral or
spiritual illness, than it was a physical one"*
Answer:
That was then. Nowdays, the process of habitiuation is known
to involve rewiring of brain circuits. It this sense at least, it
is a physical disease.
True, "abolition of affect" is the single major reason people
start the habituation process. This then causes the physical
rewiring that maintains the process and makes it so difficult to get
out of for many people. BTW, PTSD also seems to be associated with
rewiring...
The only thing we know about you is you are a reformed addict who has, "got
the religion, " so to speak, and you are demanding everyone else get it,
religion, your religion, too.
But you have never said anything good about it, your religion. You use only
projection and innuendo to accuse others of being, "off the plantation," of
your religion, about which we know only know of your poor outlook on life,
other people and their accomplishments.
Why, Dave, should we believe you have out best interest at heart, or that
you have even a clue what our individual best interests are?
Am I speaking with God? Is that why you use a handle, or code-name, or
nom-de-plume, or nym or whatever it is being called on the internet circa
2005.
There are early reports of Psychedelics such as LSD being
effective in the treatment of alcoholism. E.g., allegedly they
can induce the "spirituality", that the 12-steppers assert is
necessary for recovery. This promising area of research was
torpedoed when such drugs became illegal for docs to prescribe.
