S3 Ep 11: The Myth of Normal with Dr. Gabor Maté
Raising Good Humans
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What Is an Addiction?
For 12 years I worked in North American's and was concentrated area of drug use which is the downtown East Agavan cooler. My patients all at HIV and hepatitis C and not all of them you know mental illnesses and severe drug use so these are hardcore addicted people. An addiction is manifested in any behavior a person finds temporary pleasure or relief and therefore craves but then suffers negative consequences as a result. So craving pleasure relief in the short term harm in a long term inability to exist that's when addiction is.
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