"The Status of Alcoholism as a Disease": A Brief Comment.

The article presents information on the status of alcoholism as a disease. The author claims that alcoholism belongs in a category of non-specific behavior disorders and diseases different only in degree from normal behaviors or states of health. Also, the author discusses the possibility of role of genetic factors in alcoholism. Finally, the author warns against inflexibility in theorizing about alcohol and suggests that the promotion of the disease concept of alcoholism has been an important event.