Then it seemed to be treated as moral choice and not an addiction that had to be treated with medicine and counseling. F. Today, with the manufacture and sale of alcohol being a multi-billion dollar business and heavily advertised, it is wise for Christians to avoid its use altogether rather than set an example that will lead one in ten of his brethren who follow his example to an alcoholic's grave. The Causes of Alcoholism Alcoholism is caused by drinking alcohol and that is why we take the position of abstinence in modern society. If we don't begin drinking, we cannot become alcoholics. A. Physiology and Heredity.
Some vulnerability is inherited.
The children of alcoholic parents are four times more likely to become alcoholics. This holds true even when they are adopted into non-drinking homes at birth. B. Environmental Influences 1. Children of alcoholics have a host of emotional scars. Many live with depression, eating disorders and the constant fear of alcoholism.