[Shasown]

Alcoholism as a disease/illness manifests itself in many ways from the person who goes weeks without end then binges over a self limiting period, to the person who physically/psychologically needs alcohol to function.

It may seem to some to be an excuse for drinking however if you have never suffered from it , or have had a close member suffer from it, you have no idea how it really does affect a person and those around him or her.