This was where I drew the conclusion that we do not agree,ZK. “If your assertion was that there is no genetic component to alcoholism, then I strongly disagree. In fact, studies have shown not only that there is likely a genetic component, but they have shown which genes contribute.”

I asked you for a link. You said you would get back with one. Maybe I missed it. I have read studies that report those claims and they qualify as the type of work I am criticizing. I did not get the idea that we are agreeing,mostly because of the issue of specificity I thought you were advancing. If you were not claiming genes specific to Alcoholism, Bulimia and Anorexia,that specifically debilitates those people in those ways and not others, than we are closer to agreement.

In my wired for “consumption problems” comments, I did say that this satiation problem could be reflected in genes or some other areas of human existence or both. There are many vehicle for the satiation problem alcohol is just one. The difficulty factor of specific to alcohol are from mal-adaptive problems and from too much for to long. I think we are disagreeing up to this point on more than semantics, but if we are not, thanks for helping me to understand that we are not.

I can’t find examples of anecdotal stories on your part. The “disease”/”symptom” discussion is a difficult one. I certainly don’t think the answer to the anorexic is just eat something. I think it is “Break the Cycle”. Obviously easier said than done.