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To: Reeses
Most drunks are not insane.

And even if it is a disease it's not helpful to give drinkers that out.

If their drinking causes injury or death to others: throw them in jail...

I can't tell for sure what you're getting at. If you are using the term "drunks" to refer to anyone that has gotten drunk, then you are mostly right.

If you are using the term "drunks" to refer to an alcoholic, then I disagree with some of what you say.

237 posted on 07/30/2005 3:52:14 PM PDT by delacoert (imperat animus corpori, et paretur statim: imperat animus sibi, et resistitur. -AUGUSTINI)
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To: delacoert

There is an advanced stage of drinking called alcoholic but that is a tiny percentage of drunks. Most people decide they've had enough or the die before they get to that stage. Actual alcoholics are small in number as they don't have long to live in this world. It isn't helpful to label drunks facing jail time with this condition, or to throw the word around calling problem drinkers alcoholics. Too many people are attracted to this label because it shifts the blame away.


245 posted on 07/30/2005 4:13:06 PM PDT by Reeses
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