The standard definition of drug or alcohol addiction is that it’s a chronic, incurable disease of the brain.
In a comprehensive report on the topic, published last month, the surgeon general gives this familiar definition a more positive spin. He eschews the “cure” word and focuses instead on the fact that, as with other chronic diseases such as diabetes, there are effective treatments. There are methods for managing and reducing symptoms.
Read the entire article, Brain, Mind, Body And The Disease Of Addiction…