Discussion on whether drug addiction is a choice

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  DRUG ADDICTION. IS IT A DISEASE OR IS IT BASED ON CHOICE? A REVIEW OF GENE HEYMAN'S ADDICTION: A DISORDER OF CHOICE. Journal Of The Experimental Analysis Of Behavior, 95(2), 263-267.

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