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> Addiction can be defined as a persistent, compulsive need to use a substance, despite the negative consequences to you or others. This is a really poor defin
by andrewmcwatters 5y ago
> Addiction can be defined as a persistent, compulsive need to use a substance, despite the negative consequences to you or others.
This is a really poor definition, because you can be addicted to things that have no negative consequences to you, and you still don't want to do them.
"An inability to stop" is probably more succinct.