Today I was asked how someone could continue to drink knowing full well the damage it is causing which raises a whole other issue; the lack of perspective those with healthy minds have in relating to those suffering from this mental illness.
One point to make early on is this: No one, not a single person, woke up one morning and thought to themselves (or better yet spoke out loud and said), “Today’s the day. Today’s the day I want to become an alcoholic”
Drugs of abuse can be addictive at the psychological level, the physical level or both. However, all psychologically addictive drugs have a physical addictive component. The level of the addiction is directly related to the amount of discomfort an addict experiences when the drug use is discontinued.
