================================================ Subject: RE: [ Creed Discuss ] NCR-Alcoholism/Addictions in general From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Fri 10 Jan 2003 03:19:56 -0500 ================================================ now that's the debbi i know and love! ;) Lee >From: "Debbi" >Reply-To: The New Improved Less Lame List >To: "'The New Improved Less Lame List'" >Subject: RE: [ Creed Discuss ] NCR-Alcoholism/Addictions in general >Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:32:36 -0800 > >wow, you really are stupid. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Megan [mailto:ianskitty@yahoo.com] >Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:00 AM >To: The New Improved Less Lame List >Subject: Re: [ Creed Discuss ] NCR-Alcoholism/Addictions in general > > > >No, it is not genetic/hereditary. The point of those definitions were >to show you that hereditary and genetic mean the same thing. You said, >"Addictions might not be genetic, but they are hereditary," which didn't >make any sense because the words mean the same thing. Alcoholism and >other addictions are not passed on through genes, as much as people with >that shit in their family would like to believe. And trust me, I am not >being biased, as there are people on my mother's side of the family who >have "alcoholism". That's like saying you're fat because your mom and >all her sisters are fat. It could be considered learned behavior, but I >guess you have to be intelligent enough to know right from wrong, and >when enough (alcohol in this case) is enough. And my comment about >self-discipline is for prevention of addictions, not treatment. I agree >that outsiders are needed to point out addictions in most cases, but one >must be self-disciplined and really know oneself and one's behaviors in >order to prevent serious addictions, such as addictions to alcohol, or >other drugs. I apologize if we misunderstood each other. > > >Kitty > > > Nanci wrote: > > >Ok so it's genetic, didn't think the drs. had actually proved it yet. >Nanci > >Kitty wrote: > > >"Addictions might not be genetic, but they are hereditary"<----LMAO > > > he.red.i.tar.y adj.-Transmitted or capable of being transmitted >genetically from parent to offspring > >genetic > >adj 1: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; >"an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted >features" > >Source: www.dictionary.com > >Your friend, Kitty > > Nanci wrote: > >Addictions might not be genetic, but they are hereditary and all the >will power and self discipline in the world will not work w/o some form >of help or intervention.Nanci > >Kitty wrote: > >Addictions are not genetic. It's all about will-power and >self-discipline. > > > > > _____ > >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail > Plus - >Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now > > >To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, >visit: > >http://www.debbir.com/lists/Creed-discuss.htm > >To submit your profile, visit: > >http://www.creedlisters.com/profile/submit.asp > >To view List member Profiles, visit: > >http://www.creedlisters.com > > > >To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, >visit: >http://www.debbir.com/lists/Creed-discuss.htm >To submit your profile, visit: >http://www.creedlisters.com/profile/submit.asp >To view List member Profiles, visit: >http://www.creedlisters.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.debbir.com/lists/Creed-discuss.htm To submit your profile, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com/profile/submit.asp To view List member Profiles, visit: http://www.creedlisters.com