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Johann Hari (Pt 1) - How Can We Change?

The Imperfects

CHAPTER

The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection

Professor Alexander built a cage called Rat Park, which is basically heaven for rats. They got loads of friends, they got loads of cheese and coloured balls. Anything a rat likes in life is their in rat park. In Rat Park, they don't like the drug water. None of them ever use it compulsively, none of them overdose. So you go from almost 100% compulsive use and overdose to no compulsive use when they do have the things that make life worth living.

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