David Cameron says alcoholism is a choice - I need to believe that it was my genes telling me to drink

05 August 2008

Is alcoholism a chronic disease or a moral defect? I hope it is a disease. I need to believe that it is. Because if it isn't, I am a horrible person. From the age of 19 to 27, whenever I drank - and I couldn't stop drinking - I stole, lied, blacked out and punched police officers. If it isn't a disease, then I chose to do it. I decided to spend my 20s with my face down a drain.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/22/drugsandalcohol.davidcameron

The Guardian, Tuesday 22 July 2008

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