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| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Studio: | ABC News | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | September 13, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 48,045th |
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Dr. Nancy Snyderman examines beliefs and theories about drinking. Is alcoholism a disease or a behavior? When should it be treated with abstinence or moderation?Airdate: 6/7/2000This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 4 reviews)
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Excellently DONE! by DUI Counselor (CA)  5 Stars
September 26, 2009
Finally, a documentary that takes on the BS of the 12-Step "treatment establsihment"! This documentary goes on both sides of the "moderation vs. abstinance", disease vs. acquired, and genetics vs. learned debates of addiction! This documentary is a MUST SHOW for any serious addiction educator that willing to be objective enough to show something OTHER then the 12 Step BS that is so common, and over-bearing!
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Making Money Off The Backs Of Those In Denial by Al Ferber  3 Stars
February 03, 2009
"Alcoholism is a behavior not a diesase." This from someone who obviously does not have the disease. Interesting how this opinion is in direct contradition to the DSM IV, the American Medical Association and the American Phsychiatric Associate, interesting the lengths that these Alcoholics who do not suffer from the DISEASE of alcoholism must go to monitor and control their intake of alcohol. If they don't have the disease, why the insistance of the use of the substance they are not addicted to. I have the disease, some people don't. Get real.
Al Ferber
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"Is abstinance the only answer to alcoholism?" by L. Jonsson (Charleston, SC United States) 5 Stars
October 14, 2008
This extremely well written, and well researched documentary from ABC's 20/20 attempts to answer the above question. The show examines the organization Alcoholics Anonymous, and the concept created by AA that alcoholism is a disease. Laura Baw and Curtis Burk, two people who have been sober for years who got sober thru AA, discuss their choices to not drink and stay sober due to the problems it was causing them. What is different about this show is that it shows that some researchers do not beleive in the disease concept, as well as some in the addictions counseling profession. The researchers and counselors who beleive that an addiction is a behavior, and not a disase, include Dr. Allen Marlat; Marc F. Kern (psychologist), and Richard Banton. Mr. BAnton and Mr. Kern also offer personal testimony that they used to be alcoholics, and are now able to modify their drinking. The Drinkwise program started by Dr. Glazer at E. CArolina University, which involves keeping a diary of how much you drink so you can choose to change it, is also covered. Also covered is the difference in American treatment (which promotes abstinance for alcoholism) and English treatment (which promotes controlled drinking); and an interview with a leading european alcoholism researcher Dr. NIck Heather is fascinating. Throughout the documentary various writers such as Lorian Hemmingway, Pete Hamill, Malachy McCourt, and Susan Cheever who have dealt with their own alcoholism in their writings read from their books, which added to the documentary.
I can't recommend this documentary enough for people who work with clients who abuse alcohol. It provokes conversation on alcoholism as a behavior versus alcoholism as a progressive, fatal disease. There will always be differences in opinion on the matter.
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good documentary to own by James C. Ward (Tuscaloosa area AL, USA)  4 Stars
February 25, 2008
this is a good look at the issues associated with alcohol and alcohol abuse. 20/20 does its typical good job of looking at this issue from different angles. A good video for your recovery library.
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