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>      There is only one way alcohol can improve your health; that is, if you
> average only one drink a day.

Possibly, possibly not.  Totally unfounded statement.

>  Alcoholism is a disease that someone is born with; it is often heredetary.

Perhaps.  I don't believe this either.  The problem is that once someone
has developed a habitual behaviour it is near impossible to eradicate it.
You can force yourself into abstinance or rationing, but the habit is still
there.  This is something that psychiatrists admit that there is currently
little hope for.  The best they do is help people cope with the habit.

-Ron