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Post by MuHa Feel the Wrath on Mar 26, 2006 22:50:27 GMT -5
Me and my friend were discussing this and I was wondering what you all thought.
Is Addiction to drugs, alcohol, eating disorders etc a Disease or not?
I personally can't decide. So I would like other peoples opnions please if you could.
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Post by Sparkle on Mar 27, 2006 0:51:48 GMT -5
I don't know. The definition is as follows:- dis·ease (d-zz) n. 1. A pathological condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various causes, such as infection, genetic defect, or environmental stress, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms. 2. A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful. 3. Obsolete Lack of ease; trouble.
So I suppose it could be counted as number 2. But I'm really not sure of the medical definition or anything.. I hadn't thought of it like this before...
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Post by stars2mind on Mar 27, 2006 1:48:22 GMT -5
to me addiction is addiction and a disease is a disease..you know....an addiction to anything well to me could cause a disease..
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Post by !Dances With Hamsters! on Mar 27, 2006 6:00:44 GMT -5
It is and it isn't. Its really hard to say. When I think of disease I think, something someone gets that they didn't want. Like Cancer, Alzimers etc. They had no choice. People who are Addicted to drugs and alcohol choose to be addicted to it as much as they may not want to be but they made the choice to do it and continue to do it. Its kind of a hard question. disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning www.thefreedictionary.com/diseasenothing in that list says alcohol or drugs etc.
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Post by Dregond [Gone] on Mar 27, 2006 7:25:05 GMT -5
no..non of it is , unless its genetic...then tis not really a deasies.
Addictions are caused by something mental , which manifests into teh physical, at frist drugs and alcohol maybe fun, but then metally you want to keep reliving that temporay nirvanan of a sort. your rebelling agsint your body in the wrong way, slowlying decaying it.
eating disorders is also mostly metal, its listning and wondring what other people think of you..how they judge you.. and shit like that.
all in all..medicne cant solve thses problems.you need to ajust your mindset to something better.
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Post by littlemikey on Mar 28, 2006 7:31:59 GMT -5
addictions are chemical imbalances in the brain, so it isnt really a disease.
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Post by !Dances With Hamsters! on Mar 28, 2006 15:17:56 GMT -5
I don't think addiction to drugs and alcohol is a disease at all. I hate when people on tv shows like Dr,Phil and Oprah say its a disease and when they have someone on there show and there like this person has a disease. Its a load of crap. They asked for what the got a reall disease is Chrons Disease, Seriaysis sp? and stuff. I think they just try to make it sound like its not there fault when it is. They chose to do drugs, drink. Its BS when people try and pass it off as a disease.
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Post by MuHa Feel the Wrath on Mar 29, 2006 21:02:35 GMT -5
Thanks, so Im taking it that Eating disorders, Drug and Alcohol addictions are NOT a disease.
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Post by stars2mind on Mar 31, 2006 18:06:27 GMT -5
no they are not...in my opinion!!!
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Post by Witty on Mar 31, 2006 20:52:34 GMT -5
Yes, I believe they are. I think a disease is something that takes over something else, and addiction takes over your mind and body. So yes.
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Post by MuHa Feel the Wrath on Apr 24, 2006 4:47:34 GMT -5
lol I have no idea which way to goo thanks for all your opnions tho
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Post by sleeplesshadow on Apr 26, 2006 11:30:27 GMT -5
I think an eating disorder is a mental disease...i never volunteered... But self injury and drugs and stuff seem to be an addiction that can be treated and i don't believe it is a desease
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Post by stars2mind on May 2, 2006 16:46:28 GMT -5
to me everything is a chain...like for example one thing could lead to another
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