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Is addiction really a disease? [View all]
This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Stuart G (a host of the Addiction & Recovery group).
What is addiction? For the majority who have strong opinions on the matter, addiction is a disease. In fact it’s “a chronic relapsing brain disease” according to the American National Institute on Drug Abuse. This definition, born of the marriage between medicine and neuroscience, is based on the finding that the brain changes with addiction. It’s a definition that’s been absorbed and disseminated by rehab facilities, 12-step programmes, policy makers and politicians. It’s the defining credo of the addiction-treatment industry. But is it correct?
Source:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jul/24/is-addiction-really-a-disease
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