The term “addiction” has been redefined as a brain disorder. Previously it was classified by The American Society of Addiction Medicine as a behavioral problem “involving too much alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex.” “At its core, addiction isn’t just a social problem or a moral problem or a criminal problem. It’s a brain problem whose behaviors manifest in all these other areas,” said Dr. Michael Miller, past president of ASAM, adding: “the disease is about brains, not drugs. It’s about underlying neurology, not outward actions.”
