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DEALING WITH ADDICTION
What Is Addiction?

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Addiction's a Disease

A lot of misconceptions,
when it comes to drugs and drinking.
I'd like to set the record straight,
And help you in your thinking.

It's more than just some moron,
Who don't know enough to quit.
It's hard to understand it,
that is, 'til you have been bit.

Let me give a quick comparison,
To make you more aware.
Like gout or diabetes,
It requires certain care.

It's not a form of weakness.
Science, surely disagrees.
Addiction is genetic,
It's a chronic, real disease.

A lot of people have it,
What they really know for sure.
It doesn't ever go away,
It doesn't have a cure.

It's been around forever,
Since the early days of booze.
There's those who will defeat it.
The majority will lose.

It's lethal in the long run,
And it isn't going away.
For those who just ignore it,
There's a price, they'll someday pay.

Often death and institutions.
Broken families, screwed up lives.
There's abuse to little children.
Cheated husbands, battered wives.

These are symptoms, quite abundant,
that addiction tends to share.
Addiction's a disease,
Which many people aren't aware.