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Jemmons

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2. Being scientific has great advantages.

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Sun Jul 24, 2016, 10:05 AM

Jul 2016

I tend, as a scientifically trained person, to side with the knowledgable

Let me just take a wild stab in the dark and venture a guess that you are trained in a field of science outside the medical profession.

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Is addiction really a disease? [View all] Jemmons Jul 2016 OP

It's bizarre that nobody ever defines disease progree Jul 2016 #1

Being scientific has great advantages. Jemmons Jul 2016 #2

Rather than trying to shoot down the messenger, why not tackle the message? progree Jul 2016 #3

I am not trying to shoot anyone. Jemmons Jul 2016 #4

Yes, that is correct. progree Jul 2016 #5

Fair points indeed. Jemmons Jul 2016 #6

Uh oh, the dreaded "D" word again, in quotes progree Jul 2016 #7

Disease or not would seem to be the topic Jemmons Jul 2016 #8

More answers.... Jemmons Jul 2016 #9

Motives..... Jemmons Jul 2016 #10

"Do you give in to 'the inevitable'?" - is that what you really think classifying addiction progree Jul 2016 #11

You might find that you leave quite a bit on the table Jemmons Jul 2016 #13

Shippenberg progree Jul 2016 #12

Pre-addiction stages are very interesting Jemmons Jul 2016 #14

There are also pre-addiction stages that relates more closely to the limbic structures Jemmons Jul 2016 #15

The scientific method (a diversion) progree Jul 2016 #16

This is interesting! Jemmons Jul 2016 #17

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