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Drug addiction is considered a complex brain disease? why make it such a complex issue?
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Beautiful mind: Watch the movie beautiful mind - knowing he has a problem he chooses his response, same way it does not matter what the issue is based on it is the choices that people make creates the healing or addiction process. Addiction is a community issue when a person is under inflence they are a danger to children and community. To integrate people with issues we need rules to have a healthy society.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Because it is: Affecting multiple areas of the brain and several typrs of neurotransmitters. Why not use.
Answered 3/26/2013
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