Originally Posted by
soberlicious 
The recovery movement in this country strongly suggests that people who are addicted to substances identify themselves as alcoholics or addicts. If a person chooses not to, they are very quickly dismissed as being "in denial". Many are told they will never get better until they "admit it" or accept the label.
Yes, this is definitely a problem. If someone finds the label personally helpful, that's cool, but to my mind no one should be pushed to use it.