Addiction Quote by Anonymous

Well, addiction does start with a choice.

— David Sheff

Addiction is not a fact of life but a description about how we are choosing to live.

— Paul Pearsall

“In any disease, say smoking-induced lung or heart disease, organs and tissues are damaged and function in pathological ways. When the brain is diseased,…

— Gabor Maté

Many doctors are stuck in the idea that addiction is a choice, and they don't treat that.

— David Sheff

Addiction isn't about using drugs. It's about what the drug does to your life.

— Enock Maregesi

You know, we think about addiction as a morally reprehensible choice, but addicts act crazy because, in a way, that they are.

— David Sheff

Addiction is a disease, just like diabetes and heart disease.

— Leana S. Wen

Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in…

— Maia Szalavitz

Addiction is a brain disease. This is not a moral failing. This is not about bad people who are choosing to continue to use…

— Michael Botticelli

Addiction is a disease like anything else. It's like cancer, like heart disease, like diabetes.

— David Sheff

Addiction is a chronic disease of the brain and it's one that we have to treat the way we would any other chronic illness:…

— Vivek Murthy

Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.

— David Sheff