Isaiah Bradley
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no single genes exist
no baby is born an addict without their moms involvement
In 2018, are we finna view addiction as a disease?
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no single genes exist
no baby is born an addict without their moms involvement
Isaiah Bradley
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*shameful bump*
WaveCapsByOscorp™
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Addiction has always been a disease...
Isaiah Bradley
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not always breh. Remember, cocaine and heroin had "legit" usage
pure propaganda.Folks know the repercussions of over shopping OR drug use OR watching porn OR overeating OR gambling OR over drinking etc
LightSkinYeshua
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It is genetic.... 
Some people are more likely to get addicted than other individual. Theres not one specific gene but some influence the likelihood
Some people are more likely to get addicted than other individual. Theres not one specific gene but some influence the likelihood
El Bajo Negro
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Sounds like an easy way for people to make excuses for their addiction 
Addiction is already classified as a disease.
You do know that not all addictions are drug related and there are different types of addiction, don't you?
Yeah its weird because addiction doesn't exactly mimick other conditions that are diseases imo.
The Disease model is a model imo
It's the way to understand and treat drug over use with biological ,sociological, and psychological interventions.
There are some stats that show increased likely hood of addiction issues when a family member or parent/grand parent has it.
The Disease model is a model imo
It's the way to understand and treat drug over use with biological ,sociological, and psychological interventions.
There are some stats that show increased likely hood of addiction issues when a family member or parent/grand parent has it.
Isaiah Bradley
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it's not as clear as they portray it to be. That's why I referenced the non-existence of a single gene. So there are some genes that they claim supports their theory, but then those genes are not present in other folks with a family of addictsIt is genetic....
Some people are more likely to get addicted than other individual. Theres not one specific gene but some influence the likelihood
and eventually excuses for their crimes to support their addictions. We know the extremes of political correctnessSounds like an easy way for people to make excuses for their addiction
I don't get your point of this thread are you arguing against calling addictions diseases? From the title you didn't specify and the op is only two ambiguous sentences.
This is a very poor rationale a lot of diseases people have are preventable that doesn't stop them from being legitimate problems that people should be able to get aid for, honestly.
Isaiah Bradley
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I'm arguing that it shouldn't be called a diseases because it removes personal responsibility from the situation
Just like you said, those addictions I listed are preventable and are not genetic based, which counters the common narrative of what I referenced in the OP
Isaiah Bradley
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This should've been the default reasoning and approach taken during addiction awareness efforts, but instead they jump straight to labeling it a diseases, without proving it. More likely for financial reasons