Addiction a disease, not a choice, UB expert says

Release Date: January 23, 2006 This content is archived.

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An article in The Citizens Voice on addiction quotes Nancy J. Smyth, dean of social work, who says not all drug users are addicts and not all drug use is a disease, but "Once people start injecting heroin, you're not talking about people who are problem users, you're talking about full-blown addiction." Go to article.

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