Despite giant steps towards the identification and treatment of alcoholism, and addiction in general, there are still substantial obstacles in the way of preventing and treating alcohol addiction.

According to Dr. Drew Pinsky, a board-certified addictionologist and relationship expert, addiction is a brain disease. This disease is due to the neurochemical imbalances seen in the brains of alcoholics.

By definition, alcoholism is a chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences associated with alcohol use, and distortions in thinking -- most notably denial. Addiction is the only disease that generates criticism against the sufferer unlike those suffering from other chronic relapsing disorders, such as diabetes or heart disease. Alcoholism is a disease that lends itself to study in animals due to similar brain regions, allowing for animal models of alcoholism, paving the way for increased research into the biological mechanism underlying addiction.

Doctors are often fearful to bring up the issue of alcohol use because they may not have the tools to deal with this disease and because of the denial of patients. This leads to the unmet educational needs of primary care physicians on available treatments and diagnostic training. Due to the still-evolving understanding of alcohol dependence, many physicians are still unclear as to the treatment and management of such patients.

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