"You don't throw a whole life away just cause it's banged up a little"

[Danzig]

i do have a question or two about alcoholism. i personally never considered it as a disease...but i concede i could be wrong about that.

at any rate, both my parents are very heavy drinkers. i have referred to them in conversations as alcoholics. my mothers father, and some of her brothers were/are as well-and some of their children. but i'm not an alcoholic, neither are my two sisters and brother--but my brother did get hooked on internet gaming. i've told my kids they are pre-disposed to having an addictive personality, since tonys parents also drink like fish.. thankfully so far, so good.
is it like other diseases, can be carried, but not necessarily passed on? or does it require more than just the genes?
tony and i did both smoke, but we both quit cold turkey.