![]() ![]() It behooves us to take advantage of the available knowledge to form a working hypothesis for dealing realistically with the problem. Alcoholism is, at least to a degree, a "cryptogenic" disease - a disease of which the basic roots or cause are hidden. What are the causes of alcoholism? Nobody knows in any complete or final sense. It is especially so in an area so befogged by misinformation as the one under consideration. Careful examination of the findings of the sciences is important in dealing with any social problem. Bacon, lecturing at the Yale Summer School of Alcohol Studies, 1948Īn acquaintance with the facts concerning the causes of alcoholism is a prerequisite to any effective preventive or therapeutic action. ![]() Many of those who attempt to control alcoholism are like those who attempted to control lightning without knowledge of electricity. Chapter 2: What Are the Causes of Alcoholism?īoth the ethical and the therapeutic approaches to the problem of alcoholism must be based on an understanding of alcohol, drinking, and the physiology and psychology of the human being. ![]() Understanding and Counseling the Alcoholicīy Howard J. ![]()
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