Alcoholism in America Dr Pauline Lee Drawing on more than 1500

Drawing on more than 1500 hours of observation of police officers and social service workers in four states

and founders Ken Irwin

and district-level administrators

whether a business

and not simply domestic

Alcoholism in America Dr Pauline Lee Drawing on more than 1500Despite the lack of medical consensus regarding alcoholism as a disease, many people readily accept the concept of addiction as a clinical as well as a social disorder. An alcoholic is a victim of social circumstance and genetic destiny. Although one might imagine that this dual approach is a reflection of today's enlightened and sympathetic society, historian Sarah Tracy discovers that efforts to medicalize alcoholism are anything but new. Alcoholism