What Makes An Addict?

I went from the Ivy League to IV drugs. And I've been obsessed with figuring out what addiction is ever since. Is it a disease? A moral weakness?
This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email.

I went from the Ivy League to IV drugs. And I've been obsessed with figuring out what addiction is ever since. Is it a disease? A moral weakness? A learning disorder? I explore this issue and what science can -- and cannot -- tell us about these questions in today's Washington Post.

I believe it is far more complicated than most advocates of particular perspectives admit.

More here. And as always, I'm interested in hearing what others think about this...

Popular in the Community

Close

HuffPost Shopping’s Best Finds

MORE IN LIFE