Compulsive spending is also a problem that can plague a marriage, and it can be just as
devastating as alcoholism and other compulsive behaviors.
Not exact matches
If it were generally recognized that habitual drunkenness is a symptom of a disease that is both personally and socially
devastating, and if it were generally accepted that frequent use of alcohol
as a means of interpersonal adjustment can lead to
alcoholism, a new climate of public opinion would come into being.
«Addiction /
alcoholism is a
devastating family disease that is responsible for corroding communities
as easily
as it takes the lives of those individuals suffering from the direct effects of drinking and drugging,» said Zimmern.
If left untreated, this addiction can have the same
devastating effects
as chemical dependency,
alcoholism or sexual addiction.