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Old 01-30-2007, 12:10 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by RockyBalboa View Post
Great post, which also leads to the question in my mind: Can a weakness be a disease or the other way around?

I'm firmly in the camp that many will use the disease wording as a route to abdicate them from personal choice, accountability and responsibility, but having said that, at the same time I admit that I'm not sure if it IS a disease or not. Having never been in their shoes it's very hard to say.
It would be interesting to see how other addictions would be treated if those who were addicted treated each like a disease and said, " I can't help it, I have a disease." Like Pornography for example.
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