Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.
When you read about addiction statistics in our community, our country and around the world, you may think, “well, that’s a lot of people who made pretty bad decisions.” That is, if you’re one of the ...
Addiction is an illness. The American Medical Association recognized alcoholism as a disease in 1956 and affirmed the brain disease model of addiction in 1987. Yet, unlike most other illnesses, ...
Anyone with addiction has complex issues with short- and long-term needs. Almost 40% of patients with SUD/AUD have ...