Should alcoholism be considered an illness? Many articles have been written that ask the question: is alcoholism a disease or not? We'll look at both sides of the issue, see what the experts have to say, and realize that alcoholism should be considered a disease. In 1849, Swedish physician Dr. Magnus Huss coined the term "alcoholism" to describe an illness. caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Also in 1849, a French doctoral student, M. Gabriel, first used the term in its modern sense, as a disease that causes one to lose control of one's drinking, leading to excessive drinking, which we call it dependence today (Keller and Doria, 1991). Kishline (1994, p. 105) questions the disease theory of alcoholism. She says other treatment professionals believe that some who consume alcohol are just problem drinkers and that moderate drinking can be treatment for the problem drinker. However, in reality, accumulating evidence indicates that physiology, not psychology, determines whether or not a drinker will become dependent on alcohol (Ketcham & Asbury, 2000). Those who consume alcohol regularly will, over time, develop a tolerance to alcohol, requiring the drinker to provide us with more alcohol to achieve the same effects. This is how the disease of alcoholism develops and the only cure is complete abstinence. Gorski (1996, p. 98) maintains his belief in the disease theory of alcoholism. Although some drinkers do not have the disease of alcoholism, more serious drinkers do and are considered to have a biological disease and should be treated as such. In the late 1950s and 1960s, research projects at Yale and Rutgers concluded that alcoholism was a disease. As a result, in the middle of the article......f Alcoholics Anonymous describes alcoholism as a "cunning, confusing and powerful" disease (Alcoholics Anonymous 2001). So when opponents of the disease concept say that alcoholism is a state of moral weakness or a behavioral problem, I am reminded of people I have met or know personally who suffer from alcoholism. alcoholism. Most of them were good, hard-working people who would never be suspected of being alcoholics. But over time, alcohol took its toll on their bodies and minds, and before long, they were shells of their former selves. Many of these alcoholics ended up in hospitals and rehabilitation centers, not because they were "bad people" or had "behavioral problems", but simply because they suffered from a disease called " alcoholism.” Due to the effects of chronic alcohol consumption on the mind and body, alcoholism should definitely be considered a disease..