Drug Addiction: Choice or Disease?
Question by Mog123: Drug addiction: choice or disease?
Same for any other addictions I suppose (gambling, smoking, alcoholism, pornography). Do you think these addictions are diseases, or choices? I was reading an article today which discussed how we define and characterize these types of addictions (not saying they shouldn’t be treated; I was just wondering what some general opinions were)
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Answer by How You Doin’?
disease.
Tylenol and maybe Advil are really the only drugs you should need
Answer by majere8808
Choice
Soul-searching in the Green Mountains: 'What Ails Vermont' forum digs for …
Part of the problem is getting people to view drug addiction as a disease, not merely an illicit lifestyle choice, according to officials. Col. Thomas L'Esperance, the director of the Vermont State Police, counts himself among those who battle with the …
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Making Menthol Uncool
Each year, smoking-related illnesses kill more black Americans than AIDS, car crashes, murders and drug and alcohol abuse combined, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than four in five black smokers choose menthol …
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