Posted by SLS on November 25, 2005, at 8:07:23
In reply to Re: Very debatable » SLS, posted by alexandra_k on November 14, 2005, at 13:47:38
> > I am unprepared to label sweepingly alcoholism or addiction as being diseases. However, they are what they are. We can understand and treat them without the label of disease as long as we have an accurate description.
> My difficulty with the AA model is that it ASSUMES that addictive behaviours ARE a disease.It is a simple paradigm that works well for a great many people who practice it.
I think there would be much to be gained by discovering why AA works at all, regardless of its genesis.
- Scott
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