I didn't say they were. I said it is possible to beat both diseases on your own. However, that doesn't make it the smartest choice.Originally posted by: Amused
Alcoholism and cancer are in no way similar.
You cannot choose to stop having cancer. You can, however, choose to stop drinking.
Sure, but you can't choose to not go through physical withdrawal. That makes you an alcoholic.
No one can do that for you. You can go to all the rehabs and touchy feely meetings you want, but in the end, unless YOU choose to stop (or someone locks you up forever), you will not.
Exactly. Alcoholism is still a disease.
Folks, ending addiction can only be done by one person: The addict. No one else can do it for them and there is NO "cure."
Many drugs cause physical dependency. And still, in the end, no one can help you, but you. And the physical withdrawals are the LEAST of the problem. They pass in days.
The control must last a lifetime.
I don't think our opinions are much different. I am simply saying that after drinking, an Alcoholic will experience withdrawal while a non-alcoholic will not. That is what makes alcoholism (and other forms of drug addiction) a disease.