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Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong

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July 11, 2015

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

14:42 minutes · Filmed Jun 2015 · Posted Jul 2015 · TEDGlobalLondon

What really causes addiction -- to everything from cocaine to smartphones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he 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. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.

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It's hard loving an addict. You are angry a lot of the time. Everyone has a bit of them that looks at an addict and thinks, I wish someone would just stop you."

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Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong

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