Addiction Quote by Brené Brown

“Research does reveal a genetic disposition to substance abuse, but those who believe their addiction is a disease show less of an inclination to…

— J.D. Vance

I think most people will tell you that. They can go along and, while they're denying that they are addicted, say it's stress this,…

— Dick Van Dyke

Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All too often, lives and families can be shattered…

— Kate Middleton

“The hardcore drug addicts that I treat, are, without exception, people who have had extraordinarily difficult lives. The commonality is childhood abuse. These people…

— Gabor Maté

The hallmark of addiction is that it changes your brain chemistry. It actually affects that part of your brain that's responsible for judgment.

— Michael Botticelli

For me, addiction exposes all of the brain mechanism under the influence of a profoundly distorted primary motivation. It's such a window into how…

— Drew Pinsky

“People with family histories of alcoholism tend to have lower levels of endorphins- the endogenous morphine that is responsible for many of our pleasure…

— Andrew Solomon

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

— David Sheff

All addictions have one thing in common - they numb you out to what is happening in the moment.

— Barbara De Angelis

“I knew this was a critically important finding in my research, so I spent several hundred interviews trying to better understand the consequences of…

— Brené Brown

“Addiction is not a moral defect, and to suggest that does a great disservice to people suffering with this disorder.”

— Lance Dodes