[Blue House Sue]

Addiction is a choice.

[bubalooie]

Addiction is a choice.
You don’t know what you are talking about.

[jmacusa]

No it isn’t. It’s a medical condition. Plenty of people don’t become alcoholics because they drink, not matter how much. It didn’t matter how much I drank. I was an alcoholic until I admitted I was powerless over it.

[TexasKamaAina]

Addiction is a choice.

I used to think so, too. But I've learned it's more complicated than that. There are choices in the beginning, often poor choices, but they are not choices to become an addict. And once addicted, it takes more than just "will power" to overcome it. There is a book, The Molecule of More, about dopamine that helped me get a better understanding of addiction. It is informative and engaging and well worth reading.

[jmacusa]

Is getting cancer or diabetes a choice?

[datricker]

Virtue signaling is vanity

[PeterPrinciple]

Addiction is a behavior. Behaviors are complex with a variety of causes and corrections.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

“Addiction is a choice.”

The definition of addiction is loss of choice. And you have no idea what you are talking about.

[cornfedcowboy]

Addiction is a choice.

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A lot less than you think. Most addicts would die to become sober. Many do die.
Never met an addict that is glad they have an addiction.

[trebb]

Addiction is a choice.

Ever been addicted or work with folks who are/have been?