OP (use a capital G),
Recently, our communities have begun to recognize and accept drug abuse, alcoholism, and narcotics abuse.
What do you mean by accept? To consider it a problem that requires treatment?
Why is it that food addiction is not becoming accepted? Why are people being shunned for being overweight while it sometimes isn’t their fault -as they are addicted?
I think drug addicts and alcoholics are shunned much more than overweight people, even though the first two are increasingly being recognized as potential sufferers from mental health issues who require treatment. Alcohol and drug abuse has a profoundly destructive impact on not just the person, but those around him. Weight issues or food addiction also has a negative impact, but not anywhere near the same degree. So yes, food addiction or compulsive eating requires treatment, and can be tricky to treat because we cannot just quit food, but it’s not as much of a “crisis” as other addictions.