Letters to the editor
Comments 
| Recommended 
| Recommended Myra K. Mercier: How do you catch addiction?
01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, July 4, 2009
Another round of arguments for addiction as illness. If addiction is illness, why is there no 12-step program for cancer, multiple sclerosis, ALS, etc., and how in the world do you catch “addiction”?
MYRA K. MERCIER
Foster
 | Sweetbriar provides opportunities for Tara Dodson and her daughter Avery |
 | Police seize large quantity of marijuana in Woonsocket |
 | H1N1: Pregnant women struggle to find flu vaccine source |
We want to hear from you
More letters to the editor
Most Viewed Yesterday
Updated Sun 11.8.09
Patriots journal: Porter says refs have different rules for Brady
Governor vetoes R.I. saltwater fishing license
Narragansett sachem: ‘Outsiders’ no more after Obama meeting
Most active surveys
Updated Sun 11.8.09
What's your favorite breakfast/lunch place?
React to Carcieri's veto of R.I.'s first saltwater fishing license
Are the Yankees on the brink of another dynasty?
Will you get vaccinated against swine flu this year?
Is it a bad thing or a good thing that prostitution is legal in Rhode Island, indoors?
Most e-mailed in the last 24 hours
Reader Reaction
You must be logged in to contribute. Log in | Register Now!
You are logged in as screenname | Log Out
You are logged in, but do not have a "screen" name. Create a Screen Name