From my experience with alcoholism I would have to say that it isn't a disease, but that's just me. In my case I managed to quit without treatement and all at once.
On the other hand I know plenty of people who just don't seem able to quit even with treatment programs. It's just totally out of their control.
much of the reason alcholism was declared "a disease" is so insurance could pay for treatement.
This is NOT a disease issue and misrepresented by the MSM. This is the lawyer not laying a proper foundation to his argument.
This is a rookie lawyer error, NOT a bad by the judge.
ANY judge would have made the same ruling for not laying the proper predicate. No evidence, no win.