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February 8, 2008, 12:18 pm PST
Drug Abuse is NOT the same as Cancer!
Quote From: shahnsterYesterday Dr. Phil said to a drug addict, "look what your drug abuse is doing to your children. Look what you're doing to your FAMILY. Do you realize that your drug abuse is tearing your family apart? Do you realize that your drug abuse is destroying your CHILDREN? Do you even care? You've got to knock this off."
Now, for those of you who incorrectly believe drug and alcohol abuse to be a disease, I ask you to replace the words drug abuse with the word cancer and reread the sentence. This should show you just how absurd your misconception is.
It would sound like this: "...look what your cancer is doing to your children. Look what what you're doing to your FAMILY. Do you realize that your cancer is tearing your family apart? Do you realize that your cancer is destroying your CHILDREN? Do you even care? You've go to knock this off."
If drug abuse is a disease, how on earth does he justify talking to this woman this way? It makes no sense. Because it's not a disease. It's a choice in behavior.
I am sorry shahnster. I realize that you are totally entitled to an OPINION but this is just medically wrong. Drug abuse is not the name for any disease. That is just druggie jargon. The addiction has a physical hold on a person, withdrawl has medical side effects that is true- but it is completely curable.
If you are going to compare it to cancer then you have to presume that the individual is not willing to be cured when he could be. You would have to have a scenario where, like a junkie, the person continues in his cancer rather than seek treatment. If that were the case then yes I would use your above argument.
Babies are not born addicts. (Unless their mothers use while pregnant.) It is an acquired illness. It is a voluntary condition. The addict first chooses to use, then chooses to not get the help. Please don't insult the many brave individuals who battle cancer.
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