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Environment and Addiction: Insights from Rat Park
This chapter explores Bruce Alexander's Rat Park experiments, which challenge conventional views on addiction by highlighting the influence of environment on addictive behaviors. It discusses how healthy community initiatives can reduce substance reliance, drawing parallels to human experiences with technology and social media. The narrative also examines exercise addiction, the therapeutic benefits of writing, and the author's journey into addiction medicine, emphasizing the need for balance in physical pursuits.