Addiction Quote by J.D. Vance

“I definitely believe that genetics and neurobiology can play a critical role in addiction, but I also believe that there are countless people out…

— Brené Brown

“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

“Alcoholism, of course, is more than a habit. It’s a physical addiction with psychological and perhaps genetic roots.”

— Charles Duhigg

“Drug addiction was a disease, and just as I wouldn’t judge a cancer patient for a tumor, so I shouldn’t judge a narcotics addict…

— J.D. Vance

“The most important finding of research into a genetic role for alcoholism is that there is no such thing as a gene for alcoholism,”…

— Gabor Maté

“Addiction is a decision. An individual wants something, whatever that something is, and makes a desicion to get it. Once they have it, they…

— James Frey

“Sure, genetics do play a role in alcholism. You're more likely to be an alcoholic if one or both of your parents are also…

— Gaby Rodriguez

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

— Lance Dodes

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

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

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

— Patrick J. Kennedy