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(Really) Understanding Addiction
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<blockquote data-quote="toughlovin" data-source="post: 681902" data-attributes="member: 15801"><p>I have heard debate about it being a "disease". I think the disease model is useful in some ways and not so useful in other ways. So to me it is useful in that addiction is not something people have control over and looking at it in a way that takes some of the stigma out of addiction and recognizing the need for treatment....and that treatment should be covered by health insurance.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if there is a cure for addiction...ever. It is more like a chronic disease where it can be managed, but needs to be managed carefully. So like some forms of cancer it can be managed but not cured. And like those with cancer you can choose to have treatment or not. You can choose to do things to take care of yourself to manage the disease.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toughlovin, post: 681902, member: 15801"] I have heard debate about it being a "disease". I think the disease model is useful in some ways and not so useful in other ways. So to me it is useful in that addiction is not something people have control over and looking at it in a way that takes some of the stigma out of addiction and recognizing the need for treatment....and that treatment should be covered by health insurance. I don't know if there is a cure for addiction...ever. It is more like a chronic disease where it can be managed, but needs to be managed carefully. So like some forms of cancer it can be managed but not cured. And like those with cancer you can choose to have treatment or not. You can choose to do things to take care of yourself to manage the disease. [/QUOTE]
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