Alcoholism can be a disease, but that involves a very different beast than what most people call alcoholism. I'm not sure it is a helpful framing. I would cert

Alcoholism can be a disease, but that involves a very different beast than what most people call alcoholism. I'm not sure it is a helpful framing. I would certainly argue that the model promulgated by AA is very unhelpful, although it has polluted the popular consciousness heavily. In the USA at least. Other countries have more reasonable relationships with alcohol.