Alcoholism is a Disease - Yes

by Greg Fry
(Barrie On Canada)

I am a recovering alcoholic, sober 5 years. It has been said that alcohol was my solution not my problem ... I identify with that. I was an irritable child but when I took my first drink I felt calm and normal and fit in with other people.

Problem is when I first started I couldn't stop. After years my solution turned on me making me and my life miserable. I tried drugs a few times but couldn't do both. When they say alcoholics drink to feel normal and addicts use to get high I get it.

One last thing ... I read how alcohol is metabolised and after a few chemical changes hits my neural transmitters and it changes to a different chemical than normal people. This chemical creates a need for more, that tells me physically my body was born different than other people.

This doesn't happen with drugs, so yes I feel that my alcoholism is a disease