Disease is a technical term, I suppose, which I'm not qualified to evaluate.
But, generally, when I hear this argument, I feel like those that are stubborn in not allowing this to be called disease are hard asses that don't have compassion for those struggling with very difficult addictions.
On the flip side, I don't feel like those struggling with addiction are trying to absolve any guilt by calling it a disease. The weight is already crushing enough for these folks, can't we take a small portion off by allowing them to call it a disease?
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