Is Drug Abuse/Addiction a Disease or a Choice? by Lorien Melnick https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq ENC 1101 en-us 2020-09-21 17:15:12 UTC 2020-09-22 15:10:41 UTC hello@padlet.com because your body becomes dependent on using the drugs. https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768530273 2020-09-22 15:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768530273 ygay2020 https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768531518 I think that although a person has to make a conscious decision to start using the drug, addiction itself consumes the user and forces them to continue use. Because of this I do think it is a disease.

]]> 2020-09-22 15:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768531518 it starts off as one choice that you make, but as time goes on and you use the drug more it becomes a disease that your body doesn't exactly know how to handle and if you stop using the drugs there are with drawls and symptoms https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768532404 2020-09-22 15:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768532404 I believe it starts off as a choice, but overtime it becomes a disease because your body becomes so dependent on it, that if you don't have it your body begins to break/ shut down https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768532791 2020-09-22 15:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768532791 nicholasortiz24 https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768536541 I think its more of a disease because it first starts out as a choice but then your body begins to become dependent of the drugs and it makes you think you need it to survive.]]> 2020-09-22 15:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768536541 https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768536563 The body's reaction to addiction/abuse creating a cycle. Starts with a decision evolves into a disease.]]> 2020-09-22 15:07:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768536563 It is more of a disease. Drug abuse may start off as a choice. But, then your body becomes dependent on it and it is consumed and you physically cannot live without it. https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768548338 2020-09-22 15:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lmelnick2020/g4xi1evx0ggab5gq/wish/768548338