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I want to know what is the difference between addiction and disease?
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Addiction = disease: See http://www.Asam.Org/for-the-public/definition-of-addiction for te short and long term answer. In a nutshell, addiction is a primary, chronic disease of the brain.
Answered 4/23/2013
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