(eWebWire.com) June 21, 2010 — WORLD WIDE WEB, June 21, 2010 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) — Alcoholism and drug addiction are two maladies that have severely afflicted scores of people across the globe. Now, whether these two should be categorized under diseases like cancer or heart disease is one of the greatest dilemmas CP Lehmann is in. He is the Editor and owner of www.alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help.com.

With the spiraling number of cases in these two realms, the medical community too is giving great support to the perspective that addictions should definitely be classified as diseases as they do meet the criteria that are necessary to term it as such. These criteria are:

1. Primary
2. Progressive
3. Chronic
4. Fatal

Alcoholism and drug addiction definitely satisfy all the above mentioned criteria unconditionally, and that is the basic reason why rehabilitation programs and recovery support groups like AA and NA support this viewpoint.

But the naysayers opine that addictions should not be included under diseases like cancer, for the ability to walk into the habit and the possibility for addiction this creates, is done very much out of their own volition, whereas cancer and other diseases afflict the person without his awareness. When you also categorize it as a disease, they feel it makes it too easy for those struggling with alcohol or drug addiction to shirk taking any kind of responsibility for their state and actions.

However, Lehmann says, “Why should it ever matter? Whether or not addiction is a disease the person is afflicted with, in both cases the addict has to undergo the same process in order to successfully achieve lasting sobriety: getting the right support or help, receiving the appropriate drug or alcoholism addiction treatment and following a proven recovery program. So a persons’ standpoint on the matter becomes immaterial provided the rehabilitative process is diligently followed.”

If you want to express your viewpoint on the issue, you can go to www.alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help.com and visit the Q&A Forum or Disease Section on his site and make public your opinion. Needless to say there are a number of visitors who have expressed their views and the debate goes on.

Just to get an idea as to what is going on in the forum, here are a few snippets:

One visitor opined that, “The drug addict has the ability to overcome his affliction with the help of various groups and making use of his grit and determination. But, that is not the case in fatal diseases like cancer. Even if you go in for a specialized treatment, in many cases, you cannot avoid death despite going through the painful chemotherapies and specialized treatments. Self-control or self-will does not have any role to play and whether a person will regain full health always remains a question.”

Another recovering alcoholic said, “When addiction is classified under disease it facilitates the insurance carriers to cover all the treatment costs that one incurs while getting treated. The insurance companies will definitely not pay for treating something like a weakness of character. Once it is categorized as a disease, the alcoholics will be saved from self-blame and need not suffer from self loathe. They can easily place the cause of excessive and obsessive drinking on an illness rather than blaming their own self.”

Yet another visitor on the website, a former alcoholic, shares his insightful perspective with the fellow visitors and quotes that, “I feel that it is definitely dis-ease…lack of ease and peace. Once you face the problem, work through the 12 steps, address all the nutritional and chemical imbalances that have taken toll over your body and connect to the spiritual path, alcohol will cease to have any control or power over you. When you quit looking at it as a disease that had control over you, and focus in totality only on getting healthy in mind, body and spirit, true healing and peace will set in.”

To conclude, C-P Lehmann feels that it is no time for argument. Whether it is a disease or not does not matter. The important thing is to find effective ways to offer alcoholism help and drug addiction help to those who really need it.

If you are looking out for alcoholism help and drug addiction help or wish to share your story with fellow members, log on to www.alcoholism-and-drug-addiction-help.com.

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