In a minimum of three pages, please respond to the following question: What is

In a minimum of three pages, please respond to the following question: What is the nature of addiction? Is it a disease? Is addiction primarily a result of individual choices and behaviors? Is it a habit that can be learned and unlearned with the proper motivation/incentive? Is it the result of psychological issues such as depression, anxiety, or loneliness/isolation? Is it a ‘spiritual sickness’? Is it heavily influenced by external factors such as peer pressure, cultural norms, and socioeconomic circumstances? Is it a combination of one of more of these factors? Support your argument with relevant research.
Your essay will be an argumentative essay which will support a claim. Your claim will be what you believe is the true nature of addiction.
Requirements for essay:
a minimum of three pages
proper MLA formatting
use of at least three sources in your essay by means of quoting and/or paraphrasing (proper MLA in-text citation) – at least ONE of these sources must be a scholarly journal article (NOTE: do not go overboard with quoting!!)
properly formatted Works Cited page