What Is Drug Addiction?

Addiction, What causes addiction? Easy, right? Drugs cause addiction. But maybe it is not that simple.

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What causes addiction? Easy, right? Drugs cause addiction. But maybe it is not that simple.

This video is adapted from Johann Hari’s New York Times best-selling book ‘Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.’ For more information, and to take a quiz to see what you know about addiction, go to www.chasingthescream.com

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20 Comments

  1. well said, except I don't floor space getting any bigger, and we desperately need to build cheap tiny apartments.

  2. This is so fucking stupid. People outside of the US where there isn't a war on drugs get addicted as well, and it's not because of fucking loneliness…

  4. this explains why i prefer playing video games with my virtual waifus and not going out to socialize

  7. Aren't rockstars like rats on a rat haven? They have everything they want. Therefore shouldn't they be the people with less drug problems?

  12. this is the best channel on youtube everything these guys are saying is so absolutely true if you open your mind and really think about it , subscribed immidiately after watching 2-3 videos

  14. I smoke weed , but I just smoke it to get the stress off me. Is that bad if I just use it to relax?

  16. I am sooo happy this has 9 million view but at same time I wish it had 4 billion views !!!   wow ……………Wow   A+++