It is also important to note that this reaction will take place in any human being who consumes alcohol. It is not the exclusive reserve of the ‘alcoholic’. Indeed, an ‘alcoholic’ is simply someone whose body reacts in a certain, highly efficient way to alcohol and whose subconscious correctly associates the relieving of the unpleasant effects caused by the previous drinking with more drinking. This reaction is caused, not by a genetic condition or flaw in the alcoholic in question, but simply by drinking over time. The heavier and more irresponsible the drinking, the quicker the process is.
