I don’t believe drug addiction is a disease.

by: Ashley

wow.. how can you not believe that Drug addiction is not a disease? Millions of people are addicted to drugs & / or alcohol. What other reason can you think of as to why this is? ITS A DISEASE! Are you a recovering drug addict? or alcoholic? Or are you still stuck in D E N I A L?

D – – ->Dont

E – – ->Even

N – – ->Know

I – – ->I

A – – ->am

L – – ->Lying

Well I hope you get help & you’re in my prayers!

Take care & God Bless.

by: katherine wilson

Addiction is viewed differently in every addict’s head. I agree with the person above. If you are not an addict, you have no idea what goes through their minds. My addiction to me, was many different things… it was euphoric, a disease, a healing process, a mistake, a way a relief, a way to get away from the world. It all depends on the person

by: Robin F

It doesen’t matter what anyone else thinks except the drug addict themselves. If you’re not an addict then you have no idea what it takes to get clean. If calling this addiction a disease works for the addict and keeps them clean, then so be it!

In my NA program we talk about GOD all the time!!!

People are allowed to call him whatever they want.

And by the way, it is a spiritual program of recovery, not a religious one.

Do some research

by: Anonymous

Addiction is a mental, spiritual, physical disease. And no we addicts and alcoholics can’t just walk away from a drink or a drug when we have never been shown another way of life.

If your not an alcoholic and or an addict, I understand why you don’t think it’s a disease.

Once we enter AA or NA they show us how to live a spiritual life one day at a time without a drink or a drug. That’s if we follow the program they way it’s laid out and not they way we lay it out.

I have attended NA and yes God is allowed to be talked about, I am a member of AA and yes God is allowed to be talked about, but it’s my god as I understand him, he’s my higher power, nobody is forced to believe or not believe in God, in both of these programs, we are taught we MUST believe in a higher power other than ourselves.

I know today the ONLY thing that will EVER get between me and a drink is my God of my understanding.

by: Ned Wicker

The debate over whether or not addiction is a disease will always be lively, and all too often the opinions expressed are deeply personal, filled with passion.

Many of the replies to this web site are flaming condemnations of an opinion, allowing no room for alternative points of view, and certainly no discussion of God. Following the disease model for moment, think of addiction as a disease of the spirit, with God, as you understand God, providing the healing touch.

We are all encased in the human condition, trapped in finite thinking, limited by physical inadequacy, trying in some way to make sense of our experience.

In Romans 7, the Apostle Paul talks about doing that which he hates, and he sees the inner tug-of-war doing on, as the good he wants to do gives way to the evil inside of him.

He is addicted to the human condition and he can’t escape it. His only answer is to look up and praise God. Paul, like the addict, cannot get away from being human and all that encompasses. What he can do is manage his human condition, manage the disease that strangles his relationship with his creator.

The addict can only manage the disease.

In this age of political correctness, it is difficult for organizations to endorse one religion over another, or talk in terms of spiritual or religious experience.

The prevailing thought is that all viewpoints are equal and no viewpoint is correct, and what you wind up with is a kind of meaningless hybrid, a sort of spirituality based on nothing.

May I suggest to you “Celebrate Recovery,” a Christian-based program offered in churches. Based on your post, I think it will resonate with you and meet your needs.