Alcoholics Rejoice!
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In the field of irony few things are more entertaining than headlines. And I was wondering if the editors at CNN even had a tiny inkling of just how ironic this particular article was. Though, considering some of their past treats it probably went unnoticed.
But, to get to the crux of this whole idea of a drug to treat alcoholism I just thought I would remind those who are thinking that this drug might be the way to salvation about Phen fen - or however it was spelled. Of course there is Vioxx, too. These were drugs that were supposed to work miracles and ended up killing people.
On a positive note, if the anti-alcoholism drugs do prove to be as lethal as those other drugs it would mean a shit load of alcoholics off of the road. And really, I can't think of a better group of people to be rid of than alcoholics.
Which reminds me - alcoholism is not a disease. Diseases don't need refills at the local saloon or corner liquor store. Diseases don't show up at parties singing and wearing underwear on their head. Diseases don't get girls drunks and pregnant at parties. Diseases don't need a booster shot to be effective. Alcoholism does all of these things.
Quite frankly it is an insult to real diseases like cancer and polio and other diseases that kill people regardless of their attempts at fighting them off. Calling alcoholism a disease is an insult to all the people who die every year from heart disease. Heck, it's even insulting to diseases like herpes.
In the end, no one wants to have a disease. However, many people want alcohol. This is part of why I snicker whenever I hear someone refering to alcoholism as a disease. Yes, that's me snickering.
At least now, alcoholics will know that I am no longer snickering at them for calling their addiction a disease. Now, I will be laughing at the irony of replacing on addiction with another. And then, if these drugs turn out to cause a real disease, I will be snickering at that irony as well.
No compassion you say?
Nope. Not a fifth.
