--- Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Julie: Let's remember that alcoholism is a disease, > so > clinically diagnosed that treatment is paid for by > health > insurance. > > > It's a disease and a behavior. *Alcoholism is indeed a disease, a mental and especially physiological disease. Real alcoholics cannot physically stand not drinking for a couple of days. Unfortunately the term has been extended to apply to any kind of extensive or regular drinking. Well, what can you expect. O.K. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html