For some time, various lobbyists have campaigned in Washington pro legalization of drugs. Their arguments for the legalization of drugs vary in rationale, from the potential medical benefits of marijuana, to the ability to tax drug sales.Pro legalization of drugs lobbyists make several valid arguments about the arbitrary nature of drug legality. For instance, though alcohol can be considered a...

Sexual addiction, also commonly referred to as hypersexuality, is the center of some debate and controversy among psychologists. Three schools of thought exist in the debate of how or whether sexual addiction should be classified as a mental disorder.The first school of thought is that sexual addiction is like any other addiction, such as drug or alcohol addiction. In psychological terms, add...

There's a Hole in My Sidewalk   by an anonymous junkie   I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost..........I am helpless. It isn't my fault. It takes forever to find my way out.   I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I don't see it. I fall in again. I can't believe I am in the same pl...

Alcoholism is defined as prolonged and consistent intoxication of alcoholic beverages that leads to a breakdown in health and a severe addiction to alcohol. Hence an alcoholic is someone that drinks alcohol excessively by habit. The person thus has a severe dependence on alcohol. When someone starts to compulsively crave alcohol and has no control over how much he/she drinks then that person is su...

Cigarette smoking is represented as the most preventable disease worldwide. It is also estimated to be the most major cause of mortality due to the many malfunctions of the body and mind it causes. Cigarette smoking is considered a member of the highly addictive world of drugs. It is in the same category as illegal drugs that are sold in back allies, in terms of addictiveness. Addiction to cigaret...

As the years go by, scientists gather more and more evidence that helps medical establishments understand the transition from drug use to drug addiction, and how addiction is a disease. This concept is still in conflict among medical professionals, but the facts show that long term drug use leads to addiction which is, in most cases, a disease. When a person uses drugs over a period of time, it st...

There are a few medical theories about addiction being considered a disease. From an AMA perspective, addiction has been classified as a disease for years, but there are medical doctors who do not conform to this classification. Why is addiction a disease? What attributes does addiction have that allow it to be classified this way? Addiction is classified as a disease for a number of reasons. The ...