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The history of alcoholism is as old as prostitution. References are contained in the bible to the afflictions of those who are obsessed with wine or are possessed by demons who drive those to drink. The association of alcoholism with morality is ancient and remains a potent philosophy even today. Although alcoholism begins as a physical illness, a moral dilemma develops for most of those who suffer from it. Alcoholism is in many ways a paradox that mystifies those who have it and those who study and treat it. Because morality is such a prevalent part of the disease and its treatment, the diagnosis of alcoholism is difficult for the modern-day physician to grasp intuitively and apply the principles objectively.
The trouble with doctors, I find, is that they seldom admit that anything stumps them. George Jean Nathan
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Miller, N.S., Gold, M.S. (1991). Clinical Diagnosis of Alcoholism. In: Alcohol. Drugs of Abuse a Comprehensive Series for Clinicians, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3550-2_7
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