Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED
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Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong reframes addiction as a crisis of disconnection rather than chemical dependency, showing through global examples like Portugal that compassion, social support, and human connection are more effective than punishment or isolation.
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Because the opposite of addiction is not withdrawal, but connection.
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