[CupcakeDolly]

I took a cue from Fey and decided to ask dear old Webster about a "disease":

1: obsolete : trouble
2: a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : sickness, malady
3: a harmful development (as in a social institution)
— dis·eased

The third definition seems to most support people's idea of addiction being a disease. However, I'm of the belief that people are born with an addictive personality rather than a particular addiction - the idea of anyone being born specifically with an addiction to alcohol or drugs seems absurd to me. An addiction is really something that you develop because you enjoy the effect of whatever you're using. When I used to drink liquor or get high on cough syrup, I didn't do it because they tasted yummy - because they certainly did NOT - I did it because it made me feel like I was on a constant roller coaster ride. The habit formed from using these things over and over is not a disease; it's a habit. It's not something that's infected you, it's something that you've done to yourself. Even people who are born with addictive personalities are also born with the ability to step away early on before their habits become harmful.