what are the causes alcoholism?

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physical, developmental, and psychological problems are the causes of alocoholism.

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Drinking too much!

It involves a genetic predisposition. There are some monkeys in the tropics who actually come down out of the trees in bars and drain the drink glasses left by guests. Out of all the monkeys that do this daily only about ten percent actually become addicted.

Well, some people are more prone to alcoholism than others. It's called prealcoholism or something of the sort and even before somebody ever drinks alcohol they can be more apt to becoming one. These people usually take more alcohol before they get drunk.

I guess you just have to control how much you drink.

genetic predisposition, learned behavior, changes in function of neurotransmitters (i.e. tolerance), age of onset behavior (i.e. the earlier you start drinking, the more likely you are to develop alcoholism).
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http://www.ablongman.com/html/psychplace_acts/addiction/causes.html

Dependency - The difference between wanting a drink vs. Needing a drink all the time.

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