A cautionary tale: Smart people and addiction

Rationalization and denial are key concepts in addiction treatment. To recover, addicts admit they have rationalized their habit (“I use so much less than my friends.”) and denied they have a problem (“I can handle it. It’s not affecting my job.”) Here’s another barrier to recovery from addiction: “I’m too smart for this to become a problem.”

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/booster_shots/2010/05/addiction-drug-use-doctors.html