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Merrick
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Re: No treatment for you, fatty...
Dec 07, 2005, 14:59
You're assuming an alcoholic or other addict is addicted out of choice. By definition, an addict's compulsion is beyond their control and so they cannot take full responsibility for it.

Most addicts are not stupid, they know their addiction is fucking them up but cannot help it. They have often had events and pressures in their lives that lead them to feel helpless. To blame an addict for their condition is largely an act of blaming the victim.

Most addicts really want to stop using, and indeed George Best got a new liver and swore he'd never drink again.

AQK's comparison with dangerous drivers needing car crashes has some merit. All of us do things (or omit to do things) that have a detrimental effect on our health. Addicts and obese people treatment deserve treatment for the same reason the people with HIV or people mugged when walking through dodgy areas deserve treatment.
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