Authors debate whether alcoholism is a disease, whether there is a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, whether the drinking age should be lowered, and whether Alcoholic Anonymous is effective in treating alcoholism.
Content Note
Alcoholism is a disease / Mark Lender - Alcoholism is not a disease / Gene Heyman, interviewed by Charlie Gillis - Alcoholism is a serious problem for teens / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General - The extent of teen alcoholism is exaggerated / David J. Hanson - Binge drinking by college students is a serious problem / Joseph A. Califano - The extent of "binge drinking" on campus is not increasing / Robert J. Chapman - There is a genetic predisposition to alcoholism / John Nurnberger, interviewed by Patrick Perry - Nurture can overcome genetic predisposition to alcoholism / National Institutes of Health - Alcoholics have a natural tolerance for alcohol / Jim Atkinson - A natural tolerance for alcohol is not what causes alcoholism / Stanton Peele - The drinking age should be lowered / John McCardell - The drinking age should not be lowered / Laura Dial - Alcoholics Anonymous is effective in treating alcoholism / Richard S. Sandor - Alcoholics Anonymous is ineffective in treating alcoholism / Saint Jude Retreat House - Combining Alcoholics Anonymous with clinical treatment is effective in treating alcoholism / Helen Buttery.