Addiction: A Desease Or A Choice?

People claim that drug addiction is disease or an option. Today, I will discuss this discussion and would like to better understand why this topic is so controversial. In my research, I can easily find information on this topic, but I still do not know if an answer was found. The biggest argument is that dependence is an option, not a disease. On the other side of the discussion, they insist on opposition. According to the source of "alcohol and drugs: concept of drug abuse and poisoning" on the Internet, the idea that drugs and alcohol are diseases is "a controversial, controversial topic". For the purposes of this article, I

The grounds for addiction are controversial. Experts consider it a disease or a choice. One model is called an addictive disease model. The second model is a selection model for addiction. According to research, the process of dependence is like a disease model, the target organ is the symptoms of the brain, certain defects, and disease. Addiction is the same as choosing a model that includes genetic disorders, rewards, memory, stress, and choices. Both models lead to forced behavior

Whether addiction is an option or disease is long controversial. Some addictive think they make a bad choice, and it is a matter of will to break dependency. Some people think poisoning is a disease that affects the brain, but it is difficult to quit unless there is specialized support by an addiction treatment expert. Believing that poisoning is sick is not a new concept. In fact, Dr. Benjamin Rush said the disease is a disease that the doctor must treat for 1784 two centuries ago. Until the end of the 1930's Bill Wilson, this idea was not actually caught. Dr. Bob Smith founded Alcoholics Anonymous. The ancestors of AA did not completely understand the medical knowledge and techniques of today's doctors, but their literature treats alcohol as a mental, physical, mental illness. Today, most medical professionals agree with addictive disease models.