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We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was addicted to heroin between his teenage and early adulthood years. Rating: True (About this rating?) ...

LAKE TAPPS, Wash. — When meeting Jodi Borrelli, it's hard to believe that several years ago, she was addicted to heroin, living on the streets and was wanted by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.