Hi, I’m going to be a freshman in the University of Wisconsin system next year, and I just read a part of their rules and guidelines stating that,
“All people present in a room or area where an alcohol violation has occurred will be considered in violation, whether or not they have personally consumed alcohol” Needless to say, that also comes with a $250 dollar fine.

Now my issue with this is, lets say I’m in the common area with 30 other people and one or two of them are drinking alcohol, or worse, someone spikes what should be a non alcoholic drink at the party (I.e. punch? We’ve all seen it in the movies, and we all know someone who’s been victim to such a prank).

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Currently, there are four main theories relating to the cause of alcoholism; the biological, psychological, sociological, and social learning models. I believe that most of these theories do play a role in alcoholism. However, they mostly occur as a result of the addiction or in conjunction with it, rather than the direct fundamental cause of it! These theories represent the current views regarding alcoholism that are coveted by the medical community. Bear in mind, these are only theories, and none of them have been conclusively proven to be the cause of alcoholism.

The biological theory suggests that alcoholics have a biological abnormality that causes them to become addicted. The theory suggests that certain individuals are genetically predisposed to addiction by a faulty gene or perhaps a chemical imbalance in the brain, which renders addiction an incurable disease!

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