This post builds on the details described in “The mechanics of alcoholism” and “The onset of addiction‘. It is better to have read those before continuing with this post. Alcoholism is a chronic illness that is progressive, and if unchecked, […]
This post follows on from the post “The mechanics of alcoholism“. It is more relevant if that is read first. The dopamine “reward system” as it is called is the starting point of addiction, but not everybody who drinks alcohol […]
There is no single point at which someone becomes alcoholic, and it is not determined by how much they drink. In fact alcoholism has remarkably little to do with alcohol at all. There is another drug, that our brain produces […]
A diabetic is someone who suffers from diabetes. If someone refers to a sufferer as a diabetic then it is said with implied compassion. This is not the case for an alcoholic. An alcoholic is someone who is afflicted by […]