Allergy to Alcohol

This idea mentioned in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is still bandied about as if it was
the truth. I post the following in my one small attempt to kill it.




Carl Dawntreader in "A Critical Look at Disease Mythology in
America" has said it well:

The allergy suggestion is, of course, absurd;allergies are a very
specific type of physiological response that is quite well understood.
They may involve, among other things, a chemical sensitization of the
immune system by the primary challenge of some noxious agent,or
allergen, such that subsequent exposure to the offending agent provokes
an immune response. This response may include the mobilization of
certain types of white blood cells and the release of a cytotoxic agent
,called histamine, which, in turn, produces signs and symptoms of a
wide variety,but which are all physical (vs. mental) in nature, such as
topical dermatitis, watery eyes, respiratory irritation, and
anaphylactic shock. Chemical cravings do not ever constitute an
allergic response to anything.

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