Although addictive personality is not the correct term, there is a ton of research and studies being done helping us understand why some people seem to have many addictions while other people can try many addictive drugs and substances once and never have a problem. Below is a great recent article in the New York Times about this subject. They are getting closer to understanding what parts of the brain are responsible for addiction and starting to come up with ways to help solve this very important crisis. See the article below.
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Although addictive personality is not the correct term, there is a ton of research and studies being done helping us understand why some people seem to have many addictions while other people can try many addictive drugs and substances once and never have a problem. Below is a great recent article in the New York Times about this subject. They are getting closer to understanding what parts of the brain are responsible for addiction and starting to come up with ways to help solve this very important crisis. See the article below.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=950DE1DF1138F93BA25752C0A965948260
March 2, 2008 - 5:45pmThis Comment
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