Addiction Quote by David Sheff

I think we need to educate our doctors about addiction.

— Matthew Perry

Well, addiction does start with a choice.

— David Sheff

Drug addiction is not a choice of lifestyle, it is a disorder of the brain and we need to recognize this.

— Anonymous

Addiction is a disease of exposure. Doctors and nurses, for instance, have a high addiction rate.

— William S. Burroughs

People are going to keep getting prescribed medication that is counter to what their real disease state is, which is addiction.

— Patrick J. Kennedy

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

— Leana S. Wen

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

— Enock Maregesi

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

— David Sheff

Addiction has a worse prognosis than most cancers. I tell someone they have cancer and they want to be airlifted to a cancer treatment…

— Drew Pinsky

Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs.

— Leonardo DiCaprio

Because of the war on drugs, pain patients are treated with skepticism and pain doctors live in fear of being prosecuted for overprescribing. The…

— Maia Szalavitz

When it comes to the many addictions and vices and quitting saying I can't generally means I choose not to

— Stanley Victor Paskavich