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While addiction can certainly strike people of any class, the risk is higher at the bottom because of the way low social or economic status increases stress. If you are bullied and berated and made constantly aware of just how far down the social scale you are, (the risks) are magnified."

' At least two-thirds of addicted people have suffered at least one extremely traumatic experience in childhood—and the higher exposure to trauma, the greater the addiction risk... Substance use is just one of the many ways that people learn to cope."

This is extraordinary. Showing addiction as a learning disorder/developmental disability releases the addict from blame and opens the door to learning new ways to cope with trauma, new behaviors to escape from the cyclical nature and shame of addiction. I am so grateful for this author and her vital work.