Addiction is a mystery for many

RBC I Ask 10 Americans what addiction is and you are likely to get 10 different answers. Some will insist addiction is a weakness of people who won’t take responsibility for their behavior. If addicts want to self-destruct, let them. They choose to abuse.Other explanations will range from heredity to the “disease” model which views addiction as progressive, irreversible and the only treatment is total avoidance of the substance or behavior. In this model, one…