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Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong - Johann Hari

Lesson created by Lauren McAlpine using TED-Ed's lesson creatorVideo from Earthbound YouTube channel

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What really causes addiction — to everything from drugs to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way.