From: madlove@arkham.dc   
      
   On 02/19/2015 03:22 AM, Vidcapper wrote:   
   > On 18/02/2015 21:30, David wrote:   
      
   >> Brendon's rep tells TMZ, "Nicholas is, unfortunately, battling a disease   
   >> that many of us don't understand.   
      
   > Very true - alcoholism is *not* a disease, it is simply a lack of   
   self-control!   
      
   Calling it a "disease" helps to take responsibility off the addict. If   
   alcoholism is a disease then why aren't heroin, tobacco, and cocaine   
   addictions also "diseases".   
      
   These days what isn't a "disease" that needs *expensive* treatment?   
      
   1. shopping "addiction"   
   2. sex "addiction"   
   3. TV "addiction"   
   4. porn "addiction"   
   5. internet "addiction"   
      
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