UAL settles with Buddhist pilot who didn’t want to attend AA meetings

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Regarding addiction as a disease -

At a certain point, decades ago, mental health professionals adopted a “disease model” for treatment. Folks got lazy with the terminology and dropped the “model” part of the terminology. At the same time, it was widely understood that viewing addiction as a disease would remove some of the stigma associated with addiction.

It’s not a disease.

As a dude who's imbibed much more than his fair share of beer over the years, this whole manufactured and artificially bifurcated drama seems to fall into the category of "you makes your choices, you gets your consequences".

Which is to say... likely, there is a time and place for everything - or at least most things.

Everything should be practiced in moderation - including moderation. A principle which should be predicated on strict adherence to rules two and three of life. To wit: 2. Don't do nothin' stupid. 3. Don't hit nothin'.