In societies in which people do not drink alcohol - or only brew beer
for certain occasions - alcoholism does not occur.
But the susceptibility to alcoholism seems to be just as prevalent
among such societies when they can get alcohol regularly, among the
Australian Aborigines, for example, maybe among the American Indians.
In deed, it seems to be more prevalent, but this may result from the
lack of social conventions about drinking, that is to say (my
assumption), there would be just as much alcoholism in "western"
societies if we didn't observe our conventions. The people who are
against drinking also like this idea, claiming that we are all
potential alcoholics.
In the states in India that prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages
to citizens, with an MD's certificate that one is an alcoholic, one
can buy such at the state-run stores that sell only to foreigners -
and a bunch of certified natives.
Are there more alcoholics in Sweden and Russia? Maybe?
Cheers, Myoarin |
