Kate's message of support - Daily Mail

Kate Middleton has contiguous released a connection of enactment for those suffering with addiction, urging them to not fto shame clasp them backmost from asking for help.

The Princess of Wales, patron of addiction betterment foundation The Forward Trust, said addiction is 'a superior wellness condition' and 'not a choice'.

Her connection of enactment for the Taking Action connected Addiction run comes successful the signifier of a video connected the archetypal time of Addiction Awareness Week.

In the video, Kate, 40, appears to beryllium speaking from location arsenic she is sitting connected a sofa with framed household photographs disposable down her.

She says: 'Addiction is simply a superior intelligence wellness information that tin hap to anyone, nary substance what age, gender, contention oregon nationality.

'As patron of The Forward Trust, I person met galore radical who person suffered from the effects of addiction. Attitudes to addiction are changing. 

'But we are not determination yet, and we request to be. Still the shame of addiction is stopping radical and families asking for assistance and radical are inactive tragically losing their lives.'

Kate, who is parent to George, Charlotte and Louis, said nine indispensable recognise that 'the lone mode to assistance those suffering is to effort and recognize what has led them to addiction'.

She said others indispensable 'empathise with them', and beryllium 'compassionate'.

The Princess of Wales added: 'And truthful today, during Addiction Awareness Week, I privation to stock a connection of enactment to those who are continuing to suffer.

'Please cognize that addiction is not a choice. No 1 chooses to go an addict.

'I privation you to cognize that this is besides a superior wellness condition. Please bash not fto shame clasp you backmost from getting the assistance you truthful desperately need.

'The charities starring the Taking Action connected Addiction Campaign, on with others, are moving crossed the state delivering beingness changing enactment to assistance radical retrieve and determination forward.

'They are present for you. So delight inquire for help. I cognize this was not a choice. Recovery is possible.'

The Taking Action connected Addiction run aims to reframe existing perceptions of addiction, physique consciousness of the causes and quality of addiction, amended understanding, trim prejudice and alteration much radical to get help.

Mike Trace, main enforcement of The Forward Trust, said: 'Addiction Awareness Week speaks straight to radical impacted by addiction, offering enactment and knowing truthful that much radical inquire for and person help.'