Meanwhile 'addiction' and 'abuse' are problems -- are you saying they're not to do with personality? Some people do talk about genes in this context, but they have no explanatory theory connecting genes to specific mental traits, so I think they're mistaken. And, if they did, those genes would then be part of the personality
>You seem to think that being addicted is a simple choice
No, I think addictions are a form of unconscious behaviour, so not a matter of choice, although the cure might entail making a choice
Indeed.
>And saying that "all people who abuse drugs do so because of personality problems" is obviously quite ignorant
Nah. The truth in this whole drugs business is far from obvious. Check out Gabor Maté on youtube, he has some interesting things to say. Apart from that, perhaps when we have a theory of consciousness we will be able to re-frame mental disorders as disorders of consciousness.
Meanwhile 'addiction' and 'abuse' are problems -- are you saying they're not to do with personality? Some people do talk about genes in this context, but they have no explanatory theory connecting genes to specific mental traits, so I think they're mistaken. And, if they did, those genes would then be part of the personality
>You seem to think that being addicted is a simple choice
No, I think addictions are a form of unconscious behaviour, so not a matter of choice, although the cure might entail making a choice