Addictions

I only came in on the end of it as I did not realize it was on, but someone said something on “You Can’t Ask That” last night that I found really interesting.  I do not always watch that show, but sometimes I find it really insightful.
The show on yesterday was about gambling addiction.  One guy said “I’m not a bad person being made good, but a sick person being made well.  Everyone interviewed was a person next door type.  One had gambled away millions, and another said that when driving they automatically diverted to poker machines.
I am not authority on such things but from my experience every addition is initially the result of a bad choice.  I do think that some people have more addictive personalities.  I reckon I am one of them.  To me such things in themselves are neither good or bad, but it helps big time to realize the potential of such a thing.
I have mentioned it before but it never ceases to amaze me the human inclination for addition to bad things rather than good.  Addictions to what destroys rather than improves.  Good addictions are possible it seems, but they require much more.  Bad addictions are like a “slipping into” while good ones are like a “working at”.
So for sure I see that many additions become a health issue.  But it seems to me many doctors treat the symptoms but cannot treat the cause.  I know I have a condition and the doctor recommends stuff.  It does keep the condition at bay, but I know when I stop doing what was suggested the condition returns. 
It seems to me many conditions become a health issue that started out as a moral issue.  Everything I face involves a choice.  The consequence of some choices is more dire and immediate than others.  For me personally it is really important I am aware of the consequences before I embark on a certain course of action.
Easy to say.  Recognizing a problem and asking for help is harder.