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I don't understand this take at all, saying "Drug addiction isn't a brain disease" is like saying "peanut allergies arn't autoimmune disorders." Is he saying it's a whole body disease or not a disease at all?https://nautil.us/issue/96/rewired/i-am-a-heroin-user-i-do-not-have-a-drug-problem …
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Oh definitely, there’s no doubt about that. The opioid epidemic reminds me a lot of AIDS and crack epidemic in the 80s. How Reagan responded was horrible. The social stigma compounds a persons suffering.
But, we generally treat people with any form of illness pretty appallingly. Yes, the social stigma around drugs & addiction pushes people underground and makes people are afraid to seek help. We stupidly still treat addiction as a weakness and personal failing.
