“If all we do is look at the addict’s behavior, we are going to draw some quick conclusions about who they are as a person. It is nearly impossible not to do this, because the behavior of addicts is just so shocking! We might say that addicts are ‘morally weak.’ Or that they have ‘an addictive personality.’ We may judge their character, their friends, perhaps even their upbringing to be flawed. Sometimes addicts even describe themselves in such terms. These ideas about the nature of addiction are very powerful. If we were to look at behavior alone, these ideas make the most sense as the
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