I'm a layman but I think it is pretty well known that allergies typically come from an immune system over-reaction.
I'm not saying AA should be tossed out (it has helped people I care about), it just seems weird to stick to using a pretty well understood word wrong. This is not a grand philosophical statement, just a matter of not using intentionally confusing lingo. If there's anyone out there who actually thinks it is an allergy, they should understand that current research into treating allergies won't help them, that specialists who treat allergies are the wrong ones to go to, etc etc. Surely there's a better word for a physiologically based tendency toward addictions.
I'm not saying AA should be tossed out (it has helped people I care about), it just seems weird to stick to using a pretty well understood word wrong. This is not a grand philosophical statement, just a matter of not using intentionally confusing lingo. If there's anyone out there who actually thinks it is an allergy, they should understand that current research into treating allergies won't help them, that specialists who treat allergies are the wrong ones to go to, etc etc. Surely there's a better word for a physiologically based tendency toward addictions.