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Originally Posted by OnyxCougar
Is is a social issue or is it a biological issue?
IMO, if it was a biological cause then all children of all alcoholics/addicts would be addicted, but we don't see that. Even children with the same parents, some may addict, some don't. So it can't be (purely) biological. any moreso than murder's children going on to murder other people is purely biological.
The fact is, we can't be sure if it's biological or if it's social. We know for a fact that social causes are at work here; our society glamorizes drinking and in many cases, drug abuse. Our society says "it's ok" to imbibe, but then when people get addicted they are excused with "oh, it's biological".
It's a choice to drink. It is a choice to continue drinking. When faced with continuing to drink or going through withdrawl, most opt to continue. It's a harder choice to detox, obviously no one wants to suffer through the pain and symptoms, or trying to get their shit together to make better choices about their whole lifestyle (dealing with the issues they started taking drugs or drinking to get away from).
It's all about choice and personal responsibility.
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If it was biologically impossible to quit, then no one could....
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Addiction is a biological, psychological, and social issue. The thing with addiction, is sorta like the argument beteween christianity and secularism.
It is a very complex issue. Non-addicted do not understand; just like a christian can't understand why others don't follow their way to peace. A secular person thinks the christian is ignorant and chooses to find peace in their own way. However, with addiction there is much more scientific fact to back up the biological view. It is not impossible to quit. There are people who have been addicted, quit and never used again until their death......