Cancer, MS, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s…those are illnesses.
From Macleans:
Addiction: New research suggests it’s a choice
Drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, says Harvard psychologist, but a matter of free will
Q: The concept of safe injection sites for intravenous drug users has been a hot topic here in Canada. We had a pilot project in Vancouver, which aimed to reduce associated harms, like the spread of HIV or hepatitis. Critics of the concept say it sends the message that drug use is okay. What do you think?
A: I don’t know that free needles will make someone a heroin addict. But would somebody say to themselves, “I don’t need to quit if I can find a place to inject safely”? Yeah, they might.
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LOL. This is what happens when people have their common sense educated right out of them.
Anyone with an ounce of sense knows that deliberate actions cause addiction (choosing to drink too much too often, for example, will often lead to dependency).
Now they need to spend millions on a study to prove that obesity is not an epidemic. 'Cuz no one's listening to me. ; )
It's always annoyed me that so many people refer to addiction as an illness — as if it's unavoidable and just happened. I loved what he had to say about safe injection sites. I've been saying for ages that it doesn't just enable the addiction to continue — it actually encourages it.
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