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THE BATTALION Page 3 THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1975 Not just a weakness, alcoholism a disease like some- it none of ay for it; is money supports, t for cow- y for tfie students les, boy, By JIM CRAWLEY Staff Writer The alcoholic. Who is he? What’s wrong with |iim? Why is he? The answer to these questions is the same: No one knows for sure. Researchers in the field of al- oholism agree that alcoholism is [definitely a disease, said Dr. Cles- This is the first of a nine- jart series on alcohol use in le campus environment. The tain emphasis will be toward Icoholism and its treatment. Iso included in the series will ie articles on campus drinking habits, campus pubs and the ef fects on society of drinking. len Martin, head of the psychology |department, not a social weakness. Before defining the alcoholic the Idifferent types of drinkers must be (established. Total abstainer — one who Idoesn t drink under any conditions. Social drinker— those who drink lEx-editor :onvicted for drugs Former Battalion editor Mike iRice was convicted March 14 in dis trict court for possession of a con- Itrolled substance. Rice, of Baytown, was assessed a |five-year probated sentence and I $500. He was indicted by the brand jury Nov. 21 for possession of |about nine pounds of marijuana. Rice was editor of the Battalion Ifrom September, 1972 to De- Icember, 1973. Farmer leads meteorologist jin predictions HUNTSVILLE (AP) —- Farmer Ijohn McAdams, who has pitted his jcow, hogs and dog up against the jiveather bureau’s more sophisti- Irated radar, barometer and maps, IMd the lead Wednesday going into I finals of their 30-day weather fore- |casting contest. McAdams claims he can predict jthe weather by the actions of his [cow, Brimmer; how deep his hogs [burrow in the mud and how frisky Jliisdog Spot is. He held a 21-10 lead [Sunday but dropped to 19-13 Wed- Jnesday when he missed a rain pre- | diction. Pitted against him is National [Weather Service s chief |meteorologist in Houston. They are predicting the weather [thrice weekly for 30 forecasting [days, with two forecasting days left. They give the high and low temp- [eratures and rain for a 24-hour period in the Huntsville area, about [ 70 miles north of Houston. Each gets one point for predicting the high or the low, three points for predicting rain correctly, hut lose two points if no rain is predicted and | it rains. State suit filed to halt dumping sewage at sea AUSTIN (AP) — An assistant state attorney general said Wed nesday the state is filing suit against three federal agencies in a dispute over marine sanitation devices. Phil Maxwell of the attorney general’s environmental protection division said the federal suit will seek to prevent exemptions to the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “no discharge” standard. The standard prevents the dis charge of any sewage from a new vessel after Jan. 30, 1977. Maxwell said the U.S. Coast Guard, which is being sued along with the EPA and the Transporta tion Department, would exempt any new vessel that is equipped with a sanitation device by Jan. 30, 1976. TODAY SOIL CONSERVATION SOCIETY will discuss land use planning at 7:30 p.m. in Rudder rm. 510 Muslim students association will hold a meeting in Rudder nn. 502 at 7:30 to discuss Islam and social behaviour. Eagle PASS HOMETOWN CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the lounge to discuss plans for the Easter party. HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. in rm. 215 of the AI bldg. electrical engineering student WIVES CLUB meets in the Blue Flame Room of Lone Star Gas Co. at 201 E. 27th St. at 7:30 p.m. AGRICULTURAL communications CLUB at 7:15p.m. in the lobby of RudderTower for Aggie- land picture. I SATURDAY PAKISTAN STUDENTS ASSOCUTION presents a film “Intezar” at 11:30 a. m. in room 102 of Zac- hry. Admission is $1.50, free for American stu dents with I.D. cards. TUESDAY ACCOUNTING SOCIETY will hold elections at 7:30 p.m. in rm. 225 of the MSC STUDENT Y will show ‘Reefer Madness’ at 7:30 p. m. in MSC rm. 224 occasionally and rarely in excess. Usually they don’t have any serious trouble with alcohol abuse. Occasional excessive drinker — one who develops a habit of drink ing heavily on certain occasions, such as holidays and special times. Also included in this group is the teenager who drinks with the gang on weekends. People in this group may be the victims of auto acci dents, fights, hangovers and other problems as the result of their ex cessive drinking. Heavy social drinker — one who habitually drinks heavily at social events, with resulting drunkeness on several occasions. Alcoholic drinker — one who suf fers from the disease commonly cal led alcoholism. Alcoholics have recently been classified into two classes, addictive and nonaddictive alcoholics. The addictive users of alcohol are those who have developed a psychological and physical need for alcohol. These alcoholics need al cohol to supply the answer to some mental or psychological problem they have. Then, once they start drinking, they usually can’t stop and develop withdrawal symptoms after a long drinking bout. The nonaddictive alcoholic user has just a psychological dependence on alcohol and no true physical need. Many problem drinkers of this type still hold jobs, are married and usually don’t appear sick to the general public. Now comes the big question of the day. Why is an alcoholic an al coholic? If you know the answer, please let it be known. Thousands of researchers have spent years trying to find the cause of alcoholism, without a definite result. Current theories range from sex ual maladjustments to an allergic reaction to genetic defects, with var ious others spread around for con templation. The genetic theory of cause is currently popular because of re ports that indicate the children of alcoholic parents have a higher inci dence of alcoholism than children from non-alcoholic parents. These studies were done with foster chil dren so that the children’s home en vironment wouldn’t affect their fu ture use of alcohol. Another theory is the so-called Learning Theory. Martin explains this theory. “We learn most things because the responses we learn are followed by some kind of enforcement or satisfaction. In all people there is a certain amount of anxiety and the assumption is that in a lot of our actions we learn to reduce anxiety.” “A very effective way of reducing anxieties is consuming alcohol. Be cause alcohol is a depressant it low ers one’s anxiety. Common among alcoholics is the inability to cope with anxieties, in a socially accepta ble manner.” The Learning Theory is sound because it explains the basic social function implicit with the drinking process, said Martin. 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