Hey there, I’m now 101 days clean from cocaine after 11 years of using. I hated the stuff in the end and it’s still early days now. I decided to join cocaine anonymous 101 days ago and I’ve been clean ever since.
Now going back to your question.. Is it a disease or not. Its a hard one this. I’m sure it been proven it is. My gf always tells me just say no to it. She does. But it’s not as simple as this.
In AA and CA and in the book, there is bits in it we’re we addicts have an allergy to drugs and drink. This never made sence to me until recently. But for example, my gf will have a drink, she will stop about midnight, she’s had coke in the past, will probably have 1 tiny bit. I have met lots of people who are the same. Now me.. I’d be drinking untill 6am or until its gone, I’d be getting taxis to late shops to buy it if ran out. I would of bought 4 bags of coke, literally be crying when it’s ran out and suicidal. This is were the allergy comes in, where us addicts react different to drugs and alcohol were as others don’t. We have an allergic reaction and it send us off the rails. If you watch a really bad addict and watch him deteriorate slowly over the years. It is like an illness and we can make it better, through meetings and not taking these substances.
I guess there are 2 sides to everything and it is up for debate. My gf hates it when I tell her it’s a disease and she goes mad lol.
I’m not trying to convert you into believing it is, the allergy explanation has me believing it is, but that’s my opinion.
Then I’ve seen a video we’re a guy says, if you have a heroin addict who has heroin in his hand, and you have a gun to his head, and you say.. If u take the heroin I will shoot you dead.. He’s not going to use. So we do have a choice.
You can’t do that with heart disease ect..
So it’s a tricky one.