Why is alcholism or drug addiction called a disease when in fact its a choice?
I think the answer is two fold, first by calling it a disease it may help the addict to physiologically overcome the addiction. that almost makes a little sense but the part that bothers me is it takes responsibility away from the user and puts it on the substance. I agree with you addiction is not a disease, there may be some diseases you can get as a result of you’re addiction but the addiction itself is just that. Think about it, a junkie goes back to shooting up not because he has a disease but because he has an addiction. I don’t want to sound like a propaganda machine but the modern liberal world we live in has made it very popular to sugar coat things in the name of political correctness. This is just another example of that.
