EP 16: Reader Question - Should We Stop Using the Word "Alcoholic"?
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The Importance of Being an Alcoholic
The need for alcohol is created both physically and neurologically by consuming more of the substance. The term alcoholic creates this kind of self-diagnosed exile, which promotes denial. So drinkers, they delay a self diagnosis for as long as possible. No one wants to grow up and be an alcoholic.
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