I think alcoholism happens when the alcohol becomes more important than anything else in the persons life. When the person is constantly thinking about their next drink, when and where it will be. That is true for any addiction, it becomes an obsession, the person feels like they can't live without it. My father was a raging alcoholic. He eventually died because of it. the doctors told him for years to quit, because of the damage it was doing to his liver and kidneys. It didn't matter to him, he had to drink. He died of renal failure, and his liver was mush.
He left his wife of 34 years with nothing but memories of abuse and misery. My mother endured his violence and his addiction their whole married lives, to be left with nothing but the mess he left behind...
How and why do people become alcoholics ?
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I think alcoholism happens when the alcohol becomes more important than anything else in the persons life. When the person is constantly thinking about their next drink, when and where it will be. That is true for any addiction, it becomes an obsession, the person feels like they can't live without it. My father was a raging alcoholic. He eventually died because of it. the doctors told him for years to quit, because of the damage it was doing to his liver and kidneys. It didn't matter to him, he had to drink. He died of renal failure, and his liver was mush.
He left his wife of 34 years with nothing but memories of abuse and misery. My mother endured his violence and his addiction their whole married lives, to be left with nothing but the mess he left behind...