To call an addiction a moral problem is to locate its cause in the goodness or badness of human action and to suggest that a solution depends on changing evil ways. To call it a medical problem is to locate its cause in the biological workings of the mind or body and to suggest that a solution rests with a drug, a vaccine, or surgery. This contrast in viewpoint suggests that
a. labels are important because they tend to evoke a particular cause and a particular solution.
b. addiction cannot be a medical problem.
c. there is no right way to talk about addictions.
d. it is difficult to explain addiction.
a
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