Treatment Programs For Alcohol And Drug Addiction
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Getting to the Bottom of Addiction Myths
By Tyler D Falls
There are many myths about addictions. This is my attempt to clear a few of them up.
One myth that is pretty popular is the one claiming that positive addictions are good for you. There is no such thing as a positive addiction, addictions are self-destructive and always lead to negitive effects.
Myth number 2 and probably the biggest is; Certain substances are addictive. Well this is true if you change that sentence to; Certain substances *can* or *might* be addictive. Ill explain. After surgery, patients are sometimes allowed to self-administer morphine. Morphine is the medical form of heroin. Yet most people who rely on morphine after surgery, don't get addicted to it. Millons...
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