Why do some people become addicted to alcohol and drugs and others do not?
Tag: addiction
The concept that addiction is a medical disease is now being linked to the drug war—and being challenged—by a number of contemporary theorists.
“My father totaled the family car during a bender, stole the savings from my parents’ joint bank account, showed up at my mother’s office begging for money to buy drugs, and tried to pick us up at school without permission.”
“Rats are not people, Lander said, but the principle is the same: Addiction, without treatment, can kill.”
87% of ads incorporated a responsibility message, but none defined responsible drinking or promoted abstinence at particular times or in certain situations.
