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Addiction. whereas -- >> that's all it is. >> bill: right. >> that's all it is. >> bill: they dpoapt become alcoholibs, they toke on pot and don't become emotionally or mentally addicted and even take harder drugs once in a while. some people can't. some people do it and it's in their dna, that if they get involved -- bang! it gets ahold of them. shouldn't we take that into consideration? >> it doesn't force them to do anything. >> bill: it doesn't force them. but it becomes a compulsion. you know how hard those are to break. >> it just makes it harder t. makes something that most people can t...

Addiction. whereas -- >> that's all it is. >> bill: right. >> that's all it is. >> bill: they dpoapt become alcoholibs, they toke on pot and don't become emotionally or mentally addicted and even take harder drugs once in a while. some people can't. some people do it and it's in their dna, that if they get involved -- bang! it gets ahold of them. shouldn't we take that into consideration? >> it doesn't force them to do anything. >> bill: it doesn't force them. but it becomes a compulsion. you know how hard those are to break. >> it just makes it harder t. makes something that most people can t...

We all know it. it's like alcoholism. once you get involved in tparticularly for children, your personality changes, your perspective on life changes, am i wrong? >> i don't know where to start with being right or wrong. you know, look at cigarettes, look at alcohol, cocaine. there are things that are more addictive than cannabis that are less medicinal. >> bill: but doesn't all of this stuff, with the except whereon of tobacco change your perspective? >> i think that drugs can change your perspective. >> bill: you say can and i believe they do. >> some can change your perspective for the bett...

Addiction. whereas -- >> that's all it is. >> bill: right. >> that's all it is. >> bill: they dpoapt become alcoholibs, they toke on pot and don't become emotionally or mentally addicted and even take harder drugs once in a while. some people can't. some people do it and it's in their dna, that if they get involved -- bang! it gets ahold of them. shouldn't we take that into consideration? >> it doesn't force them to do anything. >> bill: it doesn't force them. but it becomes a compulsion. you know how hard those are to break. >> it just makes it harder t. makes something that most people can t...

Bellevue." and dr. brian russell. dr. russell, you believe it's a free-will situation, mostly on the substaps abuse? >> yes. here's why the disease label doesn't work. three reasons. it's an insult to people with breast cancer. it doesn't help addicts because when you absolve someone of personal responsibility for starting a problem, you simultaneously disempower to stop the problem. and third, it doesn't distinguish between desire and behavior. if you want to call the desire to keep doing something that is destroying you a mental illness, then fine. but it doesn't force anyone to pick up a su...