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John Williamson wrote:
All that shows is how little you know about alcoholism. It's mainly a
mental illness, sufferers can't work out what it's costing them in
either money or opportunity. He's been through three rehab courses that
I know of, none of whih made any difference.

He can't have yet got to the point where he accepts his condition. That he
is an alcoholic - ie powerless over alcohol. And that there is no cure -
it will need continuous treatment for the rest of his life in the form of
aftercare. Which in practice for most means regular AA meetings. And even
then, success isn't guaranteed.

It is an addiction, both mental and physical, that is, by and large,
socially acceptable.

Quite. Politicians try to control other drugs by attempting to restrict
the supply. Yet make alcohol more and more freely available. Something not
quite logical there.

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