The crux of the addiction disease theory is that substance users cross a line where their substance use becomes involuntary. In other words, they continue to drink or use drugs against their will. Mark Scheeren and Michelle Dunbar explain the massive research that fully disproves this theory, and they talk about why this erroneous belief is detrimental to those trying to resolve their substance use problems.

 

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