The point I want you to get clearly into your mind is this: because we seem to need to take a chemical that is also a poison on a regular basis, it is logical to assume that there is some physical property in the chemical itself which compels us to do so, and that we must suffer physical withdrawal symptoms when we stop taking it. It is all illusion. We are never addicted to the chemical itself. What addicts us is the belief that we get some genuine benefit from taking it, which in turn creates a false belief that you cannot enjoy certain occasions or cope with others without it. What addicts
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