.@Surgeon_General Thanks so much for not saying "disease". Next we must try to distinguish the very different phenomena labeled "addiction"
We must stop treating #addiction as a moral failing & see it for what it is: a chronic condition that must be treated w urgency & compassion
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@Surgeon_General@HelenBranswell Then we need to crack down on the court-supported religious cult called Alcoholics Anonymous.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Surgeon_General@juliemlinton The moral failing is that communities have yet to treat all people w/chronic conditions w/ human compassionThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Surgeon_General yes. Sad Truth is when doctors overmedicate~Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Surgeon_General Addiction is always the wrong word.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-mmTGKMvpU …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Sure it's not a moral failing as free will is illusory but are all addicts NECESSARILY chronic? What abt brain plasticity?
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@iameinstein@Surgeon_General Chronic does not mean permanent, it means long-term or recurring. Which addiction is. - 4 more replies
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@Surgeon_General it's time to hold doctors accountable for distributing addicting drugs to those who don't even know they carry addictionTHXThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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