Assertion: addiction | /r/HasProperty | mental illness
Facets:
value: in the way
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Whether addiction is a disease, a brain injury, a mental illness or a choice, no amount of yelling, nagging, pleading, cajoling, rewarding, or controlling, will help.
text: Addiction is a mental disorder which compels someone to repeatedly use substances or engage in behaviors even though they have harmful consequences.
text: One theory of addiction is that the dependence on a psychoactive substance is a mental illness.
text: NIDA also notes that addiction is both a mental illness and a complex brain disorder.
text: An addiction can be considered a mental illness in the way that a person with the condition is often unaware of the effect it is having on other people, especially family members.