Below are some YouTube videos (about 4 minutes or less) that explain some basic points about addiction that many people, including physicians, do not understand. I hope that physicians and other healthcare workers will find them informative but I have intentionally avoided jargon so that lay people can follow without difficulty.
This video explains why addiction should be considered as a chronic MEDICAL disease rather than a MENTAL disease or disorder.
The message “Addiction is a Disease” isn’t working: We have all seen or heard the message that addiction is a disease, but most people either do not believe it or do not understand it.
The most common argument against seeing addiction as a disease is the perspective that addiction is just a choice. This video explores the role of “choice” in many different medical conditions to show that choice does not exclude the existence of disease.