addiction to anything such as drugs and alcohol is considered to be a disease. ive been thru treatment and recovery classes and ive had so many say that once an addict always an addict. u may be recovering but ull always be an addict...they are so wrong. Jesus took All our diseases when He dies on the cross. even addiction. i am not a recovering addict but i once had an adiction and thru Christs stripes that He bore on the cross I am healed. my disease no longer lives within me.