Understanding the Nature of Drug Addiction

Bioethics Research Notes 22 (1):7 (2010)
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Tieu, Matthew The nature of drug addiction as well as the reasons as to why people become addicts and ways to treat them is discussed. The importance of the constituent elements of, and one's development within, one's social environment, is crucial for successful recovery from addiction and a return to 'good life'.

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