Quote Originally Posted by surreys princess
now i had your back breuk, until that....
my name is princess and i am an addict...i have been clean for 12 years....i have been an addict/alcoholic (used to be called cross addicted back in the day....) for 21 long and arduous years....
if i may quote.... "addiction is a disease from which there in no known cure"....
it is classified as a disease because it changes the brain chemistry, and it is further classified as a neurological disorder....the only reason why there is a deabate is because "free will" is involved...once again, the classification goes back to the damage you do to the brain during addiction......
im not sure what i think about penn and teller though...
if i may quote.... "addiction is a disease from which there in no known cure"....
Hi,

What is the source of this pronouncement?

it is classified as a disease because it changes the brain chemistry
If I get my head hit by a brick, and sustain brain damage, is that also a "disease"?