Addiction is not the same as an illness'

Filed under: Drug Addiction

I could not believe the letter-writer suggesting that addiction is an illness. Cancer is an illness. Parkinson’s is an illness, Alzheimer’s is an illness. Drug addiction however is self-inflicted. How can anyone think that drug, alchohol or tobacco addiction should be treated in any way the same?
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coley intervention logger part 1 – Coley is a logger in Humboldt County was raised in and around the drug culture. After several tragedies (the death of his mother and aunt from overdose) Coley’s life spun out of control and nearly cost him life, his marriage, his family. It did cost hiim his business, and this episode shows the struggles, the dangers, the heartache, the frustrations, powerlessness, and hopelessness that saturates both the addict and the addict’s loved ones. This story shows the struggles and triumphs of both addiction and recovery