Why Do People Say Drug (And Alcohol) Addiction Is a “disease” (And Not a Crime) When…?

Question by o snap: Why do people say drug (and alcohol) addiction is a “disease” (and not a crime) when…?
Because you can’t get a disease if you never partake in the first place. I can’t become an alcoholic or a drug addict if I refuse to partake in them, even if I am predisposed to addiction. So why, then, do so many people say addiction to these things is a “disease”??

Best answer:

Answer by sound_of_the_silenced3
How can it be a crime?

Who is the victim?

Can I commit a crime against myself?

Answer by Elliot
It’s both, technically.

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