The Disease of Addiction
What does "the disease of addiction" mean to me? So for a bit of inspiration on the question I turned to my favorite media platform, YouTube! I wanted to see what other people thought about "the disease of addiction", and weigh in on the subject. I found this TedX talk given by former Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli about his recovery and what people can do to loose the stigma of 'being an addict'. In the video Michael has a few very good points. Addiction first off is a disease. It has been proven time and time again. Over and over. It's very sad how Americans and people throughout the world view addiction as a moral deficiency rather then a disease. I believe that if the stigma was gone that the world would have less addicts. I know that when I was in active addiction, I was always fearful of admitting that I had a problem. I always thought that I was destined to be a criminal, and I was going to die by using drugs...