Originally Posted by
tiburon88 
what if your loved one suffers from mental illness as well as addiction?
Dual diagnosis is not uncommon. You could drive yourself crazy trying to figure out which came first or what caused the other. What seems to be the consensus in the medical community is the addiction needs to be treated first.
Originally Posted by
tiburon88 Addiction is not a choice
Uh... I dunno if I agree with addiction is not a choice, depends on what you mean exactly. An addict absolutely has a choice to continue or seek help. I have known alcoholics that can not stop at one drink, and that's the addiction taking control. But they choose to take that first drink. An addict can always choose to seek recovery instead.