Understanding Business and Personal LawChapter 32:
Divorce and Its Legal ConsequencesService LearningAlcohol Abuse
Many people don’t realize that the craving an alcoholic feels for alcohol can be as strong as the need for food or water. An alcoholic will continue to drink despite critical family, health, or legal problems. Like many other diseases, alcoholism lasts a person's lifetime. The risk for developing alcoholism is influenced both by a person's genes and by his or her lifestyle.
Activity: Research alcoholism. Find out if it is inherited, if it can be cured, and how it is treated.
Use this Web site to help with your research:
http://www.health.org/catalog/
(The website for the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information)  | 
