Alcoholism Is an Addiction, Not Term Paper

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Considerable neurological evidence indicates that the prefrontal cortex mediates complex "executive" functions including behavioral autonomy and self-control. Given that impairments of self-control are characteristic of alcoholism and other drug addictions, frontal lobe dysfunction may play a significant role in such compulsive behaviors." (Lyvers 2000-page 232)

With so many various and widely divergent types of studies concentrating on the same medical area in regards to alcoholism as an addiction rather than as a disease, it would seem that contrary evidence would be forthcoming from those who wish to see alcoholism remain as a disease rather than the addiction that it is. These people can normally be found in governmental roles of authority, which roles behoove the individuals to act in a certain way. This way of acting is in itself another finger of evidence that shows alcoholism is the addiction this paper espouses it is. If these authoritative individuals were more interested in finding a real solution to a very real problem they would do so by forcing the addicted ones to change their behavior, include through drug manipulation if that is the last resort.


Other than that, treating alcoholism as a disease means millions of dollars in government monies to some organizations who may fight tooth and nail to retain those dollars, even if it means making no sense at all in the ongoing quarrel of who is right, the addiction crowd, or the ones that say it is a disease. It will be interesting to see who ends up on the wrong end of the bottle in this particular case.

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