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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 681900" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>It IS a lot like cancer.</p><p> </p><p>Cancer isn't "a" disease - it's a whole family of diseases. Some are rapidly fatal with few options, some have high cure rates if caught really early, and the rest are... well, there may be help or not, depending on unknown factors. Some people with cancer refuse treatment. Some take treatment but refuse to change their lifestyle, and so cancer keeps coming back. Some do everything that is available for treatment, and still die from cancer.</p><p> </p><p>If a person doesn't recognize addiction as a problem, then there really isn't any way to get help for it. But even the best help isn't necessarily a cure. What works for one person, may not work for another. There is no guarantee that he CAN be cured. There is a good probability - but no guarantee.</p><p> </p><p>The other challenge with addiction is that it may not be the only problem. People with mental illness and/or developmental challenges may self-medicate with street drugs rather than seek help. Sometimes, they have sought help and the system has failed them. There are no easy answers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 681900, member: 11791"] It IS a lot like cancer. Cancer isn't "a" disease - it's a whole family of diseases. Some are rapidly fatal with few options, some have high cure rates if caught really early, and the rest are... well, there may be help or not, depending on unknown factors. Some people with cancer refuse treatment. Some take treatment but refuse to change their lifestyle, and so cancer keeps coming back. Some do everything that is available for treatment, and still die from cancer. If a person doesn't recognize addiction as a problem, then there really isn't any way to get help for it. But even the best help isn't necessarily a cure. What works for one person, may not work for another. There is no guarantee that he CAN be cured. There is a good probability - but no guarantee. The other challenge with addiction is that it may not be the only problem. People with mental illness and/or developmental challenges may self-medicate with street drugs rather than seek help. Sometimes, they have sought help and the system has failed them. There are no easy answers. [/QUOTE]
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