Whether or not a person is genetically or bio-chemically predisposed to addiction is a controversy that has been debated over the years amongst the scientific community. The Disease Concept suggests that addiction is an inherited disease, where the addict is permanently ill at a genetic level. Another theory advocates that addiction is a blend of physical and mental dependency of drugs and a pre-existing mental disorder, such as clinical depression and bipolar disorder to name …showed first 75 words of 1071 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1071 total…would suit them best. So, hypothetically speaking, if a treatment center were constructed that utilized all 13 principles for NIDA’s website, relapse would still occur, possibly at a lower rate than before due to use of all 13 principles. But as the age old saying goes, nothing in life is perfect, hence there can never be a ‘perfect’ treatment center. With changing times and cultures, one can only hope for changing solutions to adhere with them.