Is addiction a choice

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

No it is not.

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∙ 14y ago

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Is tobacco addiction a choice or a disease?

Addiction is a disease, but it is caused by a choice - the choice to use it for the first time.

Is addiction a choice or disease?

Addiction is not a choice, whether or not its a disease is debatable. The person whom it afflicts has no choice of whether or not they get addicted, except whether they are using the substance that they could get addicted to.

Is playing poker an addiction?

Gambling can definitely be an addiction. When any activity interferes with your life and you continue to do it anyway, through choice, you may be addicted.

How does withdrawal maintain a drug addiction?

It helps maintain a drug addiction because you get discontinuation effects or become miserable if you try to quit. So addicts give up and go back to their drug of choice if they can't tough it out.

Can a person used the defense of being under the influence of the drug addiction that caused him to steal things to support the addiction?

Drug addiction is a choice in its initial stage, graduating as a disease in it's acute stage as proclaimed by American Medical Association. No, it's not a defense against the charge of theft, under any court of law in the US.

How do you get rid of weeds and not good grass?

Addiction is sometimes a choice. If you choose to be addicted on it then you will be eventually but then again it's a matter of choice! Mind over matter!

Why you are still having cravings on 16mil suboxone?

Because Suboxone is well known as an ineffective treatment for addiction to heroin. Methadone is the preferred choice for addiction to heroin, I advise you ask your substance abuse professional to switch to methadone if you are still experiencing withdrawal symptoms.

What addiction did mrs.dubose have?

morphine addiction

How many different types of addictions are there?

Most clinics will treat addictions for pain killers, opiates and narcotics; some have specialty facilities to treat methamphetamine addiction or alcohol addiction. Each clinic has its own policies on what they will and will not be able to treat.

What is the meaning of brooks addiction?

Brooks Addiction is not some sort of drug addiction, or any other typical kind of addiction. The Brooks Addiction is simply just a type of shoe that is meant for walking.

When was The Addiction created?

The Addiction was created in 1995.

When was This Addiction created?

This Addiction was created in 2009.

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