Back to category: Miscellaneous Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Addiction is not a disease The task of defining addiction has challenged physicians, judges, clergy, addicts, their families and the general public throughout history. There are as many potential definitions as there are groups with an interest in defining addiction. Some definitions would emphasize physiological dependence, some psychological dependence; some would focus on family dynamics, some on behavioral problems, and still others on morality. This list could be expanded at length, and one could come up with their own definition and add it to the list. All definitions do not agree on what addiction is; some psychologists argue addiction is a disease. I agree with Stanton Peele when he says simply, “Addiction is not a disease.” Addiction is not an illness; it is merely a habit and selection of choices made by the user. All addicts choose to be addicts, not because it is inherited genetically or by some other means. According to the Jude Thaddeus Rehabilitation Program i... Posted by: Geraint Watts Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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