Reply #66: And, for clarification purposes

[varkam]

When I posted this:


When 12-steppers use the term "addict", they are not just referring to someone who is physically addicted to the substance or behavior, but rather it is meant to refer to some sort of trait within that person. For instance, I have known some very heavy drinkers who I would not refer to as addicts. I have known people who have used drugs (such as heroin) but were not addicts. That is not to denigrate their plight, but if you can make the decision to quit on your own - then you are not an addict.


I should have perhaps worded it differently so as not to offend.