THE BATTALION Page 3
THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1975
Not just a weakness, alcoholism a disease
like some-
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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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