what is addiction
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What is addiction?
Addiction in our world today is the reason for most of our deaths. We as a country need to do whatever we can to knock down the rate of people dying due to addiction. The three most common addictions in the world are alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Addiction is the compulsive physical and psychological need for something that controls people lives.
Addiction can invade just about any area in a person's life. "Addiction is a compulsive need to continue taking a drug as a result of taking in the past (Oxford English Dictionary)." Another definition for "addiction is a disease of faulty volition caused by a cognitive impairment that results in negatively valued actions or consequences (Campbell)." An addict's habit is a big part of their lives and it is very difficult for a person to live without what they need. When a person thinks of addiction the first thing that might come to their mind is drugs or alcohol...