If these are the criteria for alcohol dependence, then someone who has quit long enough doesn't experience any of these any more. Therefore, it can't be a life long illness.
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If these are the criteria for alcohol dependence, then someone who has quit long enough doesn't experience any of these any more. Therefore, it can't be a life long illness.
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"Herbert Fingarette. The San Diego Union. San Diego, Calif.: Jan 29, 1989. pg. C.5"