maintaining your health – those things that are usually there coloring our brain ’ s activity become submerged , and a single motivation emerges : [ using ] the drug ,” says Dr . Pinsky . “ The brain ’ s biology confuses the message of the drug with the message of survival itself ; that ’ s how powerful drugs are .”
Addiction specialist Dr . Gabor Maté uniquely explains , “ The problem in drug addiction is not the ‘ free will ’ but the ‘ free won ’ t .’ Their brains cannot say ‘ no .’”. So , in this way , addiction “ diminished the power of choice .”
It becomes apparent , in this context , that rational choice as a true concept , is no longer something an addict has access to . It ’ s not a matter of wanting to do the right thing , because when they realize their lives are falling apart , their brains are still telling them to choose the drugs over other obligations . According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine , addicts “ display an apparent lack of appreciation of the magnitude of cumulative problems and complications . The still developing frontal lobes of adolescents may both compound these deficits in executive functioning and predispose youngsters to engage in ‘ high risk ’ behaviors , including engaging in alcohol or other drug use . The profound drive or craving to use substances or engage in apparently rewarding behaviors , which is seen in many patients with addiction , underscores the compulsive or avolitional aspect of this disease . This is the connection with ‘ powerlessness ’ over addiction and ‘ unmanageability ’ of life , as is described in Step 1 of 12 Steps programs .”
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
The purpose and function of a law , simply put , is to achieve a certain goal . Laws are not meant to be poetic and abstract ; those qualities should be reserved for more romantic endeavors . Laws are also not meant to stand as ideological symbols of an attractive , yet