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Addiction is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain – in structure and in function. It’s true that for most people, the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary. Over time, however, the brain changes that occur with drug abuse erode a person’s self control and ability to make sound decisions, while prompting intense urges to take drugs.
