EP134 - Disease or Choice? — Addiction, Cannabis, and What Scripture Actually Says

Is addiction a disease or a choice? Two guys work through the medical research, theneuroscience, the sociology, and what Scripture actually says — and land where mostof the shouting misses: it's both. Cannabis as medicine for a dying parent, why"gateway drug" is looser than you've been told, the trouble with "once an addict,always an addict," and why grace and truth both stay on the table.KEY TOPICS:• Disease model vs. choice/learning model — and why both overreach• Rat Park, environment, and the limits of "just a choice"• Carl Hart's choice studies and what they do (and don't) prove• Cannabis: palliative medicine, Christian liberty, and the legality question• "Gateway drugs," nicotine, and medical-grade vs. street-grade substances• A Christ-centered frame: bondage, responsibility, and graceSCRIPTURE REFERENCES: 1 Corinthians 6:12, Romans 7:14–25, Galatians 5:19–23,Proverbs 23:29–35, James 1:14–15, Proverbs 31:6–7, 1 Timothy 5:8, Ephesians 5:18,Psalm 104:14–15, John 2RESOURCES MENTIONED:• ASAM — Definition of Addiction (asam.org)• Volkow, Koob & McLellan, NEJM (2016)• Carl Hart — Nature Human Behaviour (2017); High Price• Bruce Alexander — "The View from Rat Park" (2010)• FDA — Epidiolex; Celebrate Recovery (celebraterecovery.com)This episode is a conversation, not medical advice. If you're struggling, reach outto a doctor, counselor, pastor, or a Christ-centered recovery ministry.—R&B Talks: 2 Guys. 2 Chairs. Real Christ-Centered Conversation.