Is alcoholism a moral weakness or a disease? Why or why not?
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Yea. Drugs destroy people and ultimately a country. What starts off as fun and stress-buster, turns into a dangerous addiction for which, a person can goto the extent of killing people to fulfill their “need” for drugs.
Public funds must be used in PUBLIC INTEREST or we’ll have a Lindsay in every locality in US.
PS- Good to see you asking great questions again. Kudos !
No and it’s personal responsibility
No, the government should not.
On the same issue, drugs should not be illegal.
they already are used
Addiction is not something one can just snap out of easily. To end it, the addicts need outside help, othervise they wouldn’t be addicts.
Having said that, the way druggies and alcoholics got where they are is totally and completely their own stupid fault. Genetics only provides predisposition to addiction, it’s not something that makes you start using in the beginning.
So, should they be given help if they want it? Probably, these problems can be treated in certain percentage of cases. But should the public pay for the treatment? Not so fast… I don’t find if fair to use my taxes to fix somebody else’s self-inflicted problems. On the other hand, I may already be paying the cost of things like incarceration, screwed-up children of addicts, and tons of other indirect burdens on society that might’ve been reduced if free treatment options were available.
How about this idea: Why don’t we make the drugs legal, tax them along with alcohol, and use the increased tax revenue to fund the treatment as well as prevention programs. Such approach is already working with smocking which is on decline as the result. The only group on the losing side of it would be drug dealers.
No, the government should not fund these programs. There are plenty of other places that provide these services. You don’t need government sponsored AA meetings.
In this world everything is a disease. It’s the cop out way to admit one has a problem. I’m not addicted to pornography, it’s a disease that makes me watch it 24/7. I’m not an alcoholic, it’s a disease.
Yeah right.
Not only is this a great question, it is also very tricky.
I know that a lot of us have addictions, some are harmless, but, others can lead to the disruption of not only our lives, but those around us.I feel you hit it right on the money, there are to types, uncontrollable, and controllable, but unwanting to.
I think that there should be help available to both, but, it should be left up to the taxpayers to do so.it could be put to a vote, if they would like to help their community, or if they prefer to put their money in other resources.
Good gracious, this question has been asked and answered.
It’s a disease.
It can be treated.
Treatment is difficult. But it saves lives, it benefits society, and it’s worth the expense.
By the way, if we were talking about cancer or heart disease, you wouldn’t even be asking this question!
It should be their responsibility to repay (builds ownership) their costs either through funds or community service.
no its not my fault that someone is stupid enough to become addicted
Maybe its cheaper than going to court and jail all the time, who pays for that?????
Alcoholism is genetic trait, you have to be CAREFUL if you have it, but how can a disease be moral, morals only come into it for each person, what they do if they have it!!!!
Absolutely not! It is not the responsibility of the tax payers to pay for someone elses bad decisions and addictions.
It shows a weakness in their character. Some people just have addictive personalities, and it is not my responsibility to care for them because of it. It is an addiction, not a disease.
disease.
people have no control over it. they can’t fight the mental and physical effects of the condition. and if anyone has ever studied addiction knows that there are physical symptoms and mental ones. they also know how horrible they are.
yes it should. people shouldn’t abuse it however. but what do you do for people who keep relapsing?
as I said before an addict relapsing by using a drug is like a diabetic ‘indulging’ on some sweet, sugary food.
I can’t imagine saying people have to pay full price if they use the health service X-amount of time, but that seems to be the only issue with this. I see no problems with caring for our sick citizens, no matter what kind of sickness they have
Yes.
Alcoholism is an addiction, it is a disorder/disease just like anorexia and other conditions.
I don’t believe that is either a moral weakness, nor a disease. It is a choice. Just like smoking cigarettes or pot, it is all a choice. Alcoholics can recover just fine by theirselves, and people can quit smoking without a patch or gum. So public funds should never fund rehab at all. Never. It is a choice, just like obesity, just like anorexia. It never does hurt to get help, some people need it more than others, but I don’t want to have to pay another buck to a worthless government program over someones problem. If people want to distribute their own, than God bless them.
It worked for me. I underwent treatment for heroin and cocaine addiction, paid for by the state while I was incarcerated for a theft charge.
I’ve been clean 2 years, and just bought my first house.
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