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There is considerable debate as to whether or not Alcoholism itself is a disease, although it is clear that it can sometimes cause diseases.
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What kind of illness is alcoholism?
There is debate about whether or not alcoholism is a disease. A large number of physicians reject the disease theory of alcoholism and medicine has proven to be ineffective in treating the behavior.
Why does alcoholism cause your feet to burn?
That is not a symptom of alcoholism.
What are the 3 stages to alcoholism?
There are really no accepted stages of alcoholism.
Three stages of alcoholism?
There is no medical consensus that there are any stages of alcoholism.
Does alcoholism run in families?
Alcoholism has been found to run in families and is herediatary. Alcoholism can be treated by acknowledging there is a problem and getting help.
Alcoholism is what type of illness?
Alcoholism is a chronic illness, according to some. However, there is considerable debate as to whether or not alcoholism is a disease. Many physicians reject the disease theory of alcoholism.
What year was alcoholism declared a disease?
In 1956 the American Medical Association called alcoholism an "illness" and in 1991 alcoholism was deemed both a medical and psychiatric illness.
Was Bon Scott an alcoholic?
It was acute alcoholism
What is the difference between acute and chronic illness?
An acute illness is one that is very severe in that moment in time. A chronic illness is one illness, no matter what the severity, that lasts over a period of time, or goes into remission but comes back more than once. An acute illness can be chronic--- a severe illness lasting a while. An acute illness doesn't have to be chronic, though, and a chronic does not have to be acute (such as a chronic cough)
What year did the World Health Organization acknowledge alcoholism as an illness?
The World Health Organization acknowledged alcoholism as a serious medical problem in 1951, and the American Medical Association declared alcoholism as a treatable illness in 1956. The World Health Organization acknowledged alcoholism as a serious medical problem in 1951, and the American Medical Association declared alcoholism as a treatable illness in 1956.
What is the deadliest illness in the world?
acute respiratory illness
Is alcoholism a illness or a weakness?
weakness to a certain degree. if it is a serious condition, it then becomes a illness.
How is alcoholism treated by doctors?
The first phase is the treatment of acute effects of alcoholism, called detoxification. The second phase involves learning how to live with the disease of alcoholism.
What problem often involves alcoholism or mental illness?
homelessness
What illness or disease does compylobacter bacteria cause?
acute enreric illness
Is alcohol abuse a stress related illness?
Alcohol abuse is not an illness but a behavior. The same is true of alcoholism.
What kind of illness is alcoholism?
There is debate about whether or not alcoholism is a disease. A large number of physicians reject the disease theory of alcoholism and medicine has proven to be ineffective in treating the behavior.
