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Chasing the Urge – Addiction Throughout History

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The Complexities of Addiction: Vice or Disease?

This chapter explores the historical ties between the British East India Company and the opium trade, emphasizing the shift from monetary exchange to drug dependency in China. It also critiques the binary classification of addiction as either a disease or a vice, discussing the complexities of individual agency and the potential stigma surrounding addiction.

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