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I know that you’ve been led to believe that alcohol addiction is a brain disease or that it’s a life-long affliction that can never really be overcome. However, nothing could be further from the truth! In fact, there is absolutely no empirical evidence to even suggest such a thing! Sure, the National Institute on Drug Abuse will show you hundreds of CT scans demonstrating the mind altering effects of drugs and alcohol on the brain, but what does that really prove – other than the fact that those substances do have an effect on the mind when using them? But, so do various other innocuous substances and activities such as sugar, salt and exercise! In addition, if you closely examine the requirements for disease classification, you’ll find that addiction does not meet the criteria. Disease is considered to be a treatable, pathologically, diagnosed malady that causes an adverse affect on the physical body. As an example, cancer and tuberculosis are diseases. If you turn to the next closest category, which is mental illness, you’ll find that addiction doesn’t meet its respective criteria either. This category is comprised of varying degrees of mental disorders ranging from psychotic, anxiety and adjustment disorders. If you examine these closely, you’ll find that none of them can be pathological diagnosed. Diagnosis is purely a matter of opinion, based on the emotional and psychological patterns of the individual. In conclusion, addiction is unlike a physical disorder such as cancer, and it’s also unlike a mental disorder such as schizophrenia since the first is pathological diagnosed and the second is diagnosed by pure speculation. Addiction strays furthest from the original definition of disease because it describes behavior, which is often erratic, unpredictable and beyond the scope of definitive pathology. Plain and simple, addiction is a choice! And, if you understand why you made that choice in the first place, you can make another – addiction freedom. But, the right choice will take courage. It always does, doesn’t it? However, if you have the courage to take the high road, I’ll make you the following promise: What’s waiting for you on the other side is a whole lot better than where you’ve been!