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Health Check: what makes it so hard to quit drugs?

  • Written by Nicole Lee, Associate Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University
imagePeople who haven't experienced drug dependence often don't know why it's so difficult to kick the habit. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Most people who use alcohol and other drugs do so infrequently and never become dependent (or “addicted” as it’s sometimes called). On average about 10% of people who use alcohol or other drugs are...

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