From Kevin McCauley: The argument against calling addiction a disease centers on the nature of free will. This argument, which I will refer to as the Choice Argument, considers addiction to be a choice: the addict had the choice to start using drugs. Real diseases, on the other hand, are not choices: the diabetic did … Continue reading More on choice and addiction
Tag: Behavior
Am I enabling?
Loved ones often struggle with the question of whether they are enabling. Drugfree.org offers a good post on the subject. By way of quick review, “enabling” actually means doing positive things that will end up supporting continued negative behavior, such as providing your child with money so they won’t “go hungry” during the day, knowing they use it to … Continue reading Am I enabling?
Identity and recovery
Healthland has a post on the relationship between identity and health: When is a label a badge of honor, and when is it a harmful stigma of sickness or deviance? This question is of critical importance to public health... But what does any of this have to do with health care? One of the best ways … Continue reading Identity and recovery
