Addiction vs. disease
What does this mean to you? Gneiss' thread has inspired me to make this thread. I need something to think about today so I'll throw this out there.
I believe I have addictions, not diseases. I smoke cigarettes which is an addiction not a disease. I can choose to drink alcohol, which to me is another addiction and not a disease. Both will lead to disease for sure. Neither are good and to be avoided. Both of these substances will alter levels of neurotransmitters in my brain. Addiction, I guess, could be said to be a disease of the brain, although I am still fuzzy on this. No one ever says "I have the disease of smoking," and smoking will put holes in your brain too.
Thoughts?