An Alcoholism Cure to Beat
your Addiction - Does it Exist?

Don't we all wish for an alcoholism cure that by popping a pill or having some kind of operation will cure us from our alcoholism for good.

Whoever invents that cure for alcoholism will become an extremely rich man or woman.

Do I ever see it happening?

No.

And the reason I say that is because alcoholism or drug addiction isn't like other illnesses that can be isolated in your body.

With almost all diseases and illnesses like cancer for example you can isolate the 'infected'(forgive me - I have no idea what the medical term is) cells and then treat accordingly with the best method available.

Alcoholism and Drug Addiction are different. Yes, Scientists are now able to identify an addictive gene in our bodies which explains why most experts on addiction today say that the major cause of alcohol and drug addiction is genetic, i.e. it's hereditary.

But that only explains part of the cause (what about those that become alcoholics where there is no family history?) Social, personality and psychological factors play a massive role as well ...

The thing is - addiction isn't something that can be isolated in your body like other illnesses. You can't go for a scan or have some kind of test done and have a Doctor tell you - "there it is in your body ... we need to operate, or you need to take this ..."

I've heard addiction described as an extremely cunning disease. It's almost like it's there ...(you can see what it does and how it effects you) but at the same time it isn't there. Like an invisible intruder always lurking in the shadows.

Now I know Science makes advances at a massive rate - but how will they ever find a cure for something that is almost impossible to isolate?

So when it comes to curing alcoholism, maybe in time it will eventually happen. In the meantime if you're looking for an alcoholism cure, you're just going to have to do it the old fashioned way I'm afraid ... hard work (More on that in the recovery section of the site).