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Free will doesn’t work with addiction, and science shows why
By Jim Gogek A lot of people stigmatize addiction by talking about bad choices and free will. Folks in recovery and addiction treatment professionals have known for decades that free will can’t help an addict choose not to drink or … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Recovery, Tobacco
Tagged addiction, alcohol, brain, compulsive, craving, drugs, limbic, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, recovery
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