Alcoholism Alcoholism is still a very serious condition and in 2001, it was estimated to affect nearly sixty two million people worldwide. Over eight million of those affected live in the United States. Alcoholism or Alcohol Dependence is defined as, a chronic disease marked by a craving for alcohol. (Alcoholism) This "disease" affects almost any type of person, not just someone particular. Alcoholism affects people such as successful executives, skilled mechanics, laborers, homemakers, and even church …showed first 75 words of 699 total…

…showed last 75 words of 699 total…be out drinking like any normal night, but instead of making it home safely, they could end up in an accident injuring or even killing other people. There are many reasons why an alcoholic should lose the habit of drinking just for the fact to be drunk. It is one thing to have a social drink on a Friday night, but to be inebriated every day of the week, something bad is bound to happen.