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Chasing the Urge – Addiction Throughout History
Intelligence Squared
The Consequences of Addiction
There's a question in here which we haven't really talked about yet. Is addiction a disease or a vice? Is this something that happens to you or is this a thing that is somehow your fault in some way or that you have agency in starting? How does that, because just the question of whether it's disease is a difficult one, right? Yes. I worry about calling addiction a disease because I think it's a double edged sword. To call addiction a disease has served as an important plank in advocacy efforts. It helps argue for insurance coverage or for hospitals to treat people with addiction.
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