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<blockquote data-quote="Albatross" data-source="post: 714414" data-attributes="member: 17720"><p>I agree with everything you said, Kathy. I think acceptance and accountability are the only hope an addict has for long-lasting sobriety.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think large parts of society do unfairly tend to see addiction as a "weakness" or a "will power" issue. </p><p></p><p>I have to confess that, working in the healthcare arena, I *DO* get very frustrated with patients who are admitted again and again with the same diagnoses that are directly caused by their bad lifestyle choices. I guess maybe it does cross into blame.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't say, "Hey, Fatty, just quit scarfing the Ding-Dongs!" any more than I would say "JUST STOP IT!" to an addict. But the onus has to be on them to change.</p><p></p><p>At what point does the patient become accountable for changing the behavior that is making him or her sick?</p><p></p><p>I think that's my struggle with the illness concept of addiction. I do believe it's an illness, in both the physiological and psychological sense, but I think the illness model in substance abuse also needs to stress the active role the addict must play in his or her recovery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Albatross, post: 714414, member: 17720"] I agree with everything you said, Kathy. I think acceptance and accountability are the only hope an addict has for long-lasting sobriety. I think large parts of society do unfairly tend to see addiction as a "weakness" or a "will power" issue. I have to confess that, working in the healthcare arena, I *DO* get very frustrated with patients who are admitted again and again with the same diagnoses that are directly caused by their bad lifestyle choices. I guess maybe it does cross into blame. I wouldn't say, "Hey, Fatty, just quit scarfing the Ding-Dongs!" any more than I would say "JUST STOP IT!" to an addict. But the onus has to be on them to change. At what point does the patient become accountable for changing the behavior that is making him or her sick? I think that's my struggle with the illness concept of addiction. I do believe it's an illness, in both the physiological and psychological sense, but I think the illness model in substance abuse also needs to stress the active role the addict must play in his or her recovery. [/QUOTE]
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