The addict is not out to have fun. The addict is trying to stay alive the only way he or she knows how, by using the only thing he or she has found that works. Pick Your Poison But why can’t the addict live any other way? What is the problem that the addict cannot find any other way to solve? What condition is it that the addict is so desperately trying to treat by self-medicating with his or her drug of choice? The condition is addiction. That’s right. Addiction. Using does not cause addiction. Addiction is a pre-existing condition that drives a person to use. The addict actually uses in
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