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Addiction Joseph Agassi<p>Addiction is usually linked to psychoactive drugs. This is only approximately true, since one can be addicted to common objects such as starch and to abstract items such as some habits, such as attachments to certain objects, often known as fetishism. Moreover, the common use of such drugs, especially alcohol and opium, are seldom addictive. Hence, addiction is a state of mind, an excuse for certain inabilities to cope with normal life stresses. This makes questionable the idea that it is possible to reduce addiction by rendering scarce the drugs usually associated with addiction.</p> Journal of Addiction Medicine and Therapeutic Science - Peertechz Publications 2020-02-06 Opinion https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-3484.000028 en Copyright © Joseph Agassi et al.