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Originally posted by allamerican2003
I disagree totally. Cancer is a sickness, Caner is a Disease. Choosing to take drugs is a choice.
You don't make the decision to get cancer. You make the decision to take drugs.
I feel bad for his brother, and wish him the best of luck, but dont categorize him as being sick. He's not sick, he's an addict.
I've dealt with people on drugs and made visits to rehab centers. They always start off with saying "Your friend has a disease" I always counter with "Bullshit" They made a bad decision. Calling it a "sickness" and "disease" is just a way to make the person feel less responsible. No one ever held him down and said, I'm forcing you to take meth. He made the decision to. I'm glad he realizes he had an addiction and is getting help. It's a sad situation, and I wish him and his family good luck.
I know people with cancer as well, and to put a label a Meth Addict and a Cancer patient as both having a disease is just wrong.
Sorry...I'm very against drugs, and I agree with Donnovan. DRUGS DO FUCK UP YOUR LIFE!
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You choose to take drugs at first, yes. And it's your own fault if you get addicted, yes. However, that does not mean that it isn't a sickness or disease.
If you choose to smoke, and you get lung cancer, does that mean lung cancer isn't a disease? Still, you chose to smoke, right?
If you have unsafe sex, and you get aids, does that mean aids isn't a disease? Still, you chose to have unsafe sex, right?
Now, if you choose to take drugs, and taking those drugs causes you to get addicted, why does the "having chosen to take drugs" cause it to be less of a disease?