Is an addiction a mental disease???

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I feel like an addiction is a mental disease just like depression or anxiety!!! What is your opinion

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Addiction is officially in the DSM along with other diagnosable mental health disorders. It is also classified by medical insurance as a disease. Anyone who thinks it isn't is ignorant, read up and educate yourselves.

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as someone who has watched almost my entire family struggle with addition I absolutely believe addiction is a mental disease.

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Yes, of course it is. It’s a fact.

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A disagreement I had on Facebook last night

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I disagree, but they definitely go hand in hand.

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A disease you choose to give yourself, I suppose.. It's kind of ignorant though when there are people in the world with disease that can't get rid of that they didn't to choose to have.

Is an addiction a mental disease???

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