What Causes Addiction?
Published on May 14, 2016
It has been long-believed by many that substance abuse is due to a chemical "hook" that snares the addict physically. Four facts put the lie to this cultural myth and clear the way for the truth to bring true and lasting liberation.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
What Causes Addiction?
(It's Not a Chemical Hook)
What?
Substance abuse isn't caused by a substance?
It's true the substance causes a "high"...
...but that's not what hooks people.
4 FACTS prove it
FACT 1:
Our Bodies
Our Bodies
- They're our friends
- They "hate" the stuff
- They throw it out in days
- Once we stop throwing it in
Our Bodies
- They're our friends
- They "hate" the stuff
- They throw it out in days
- Once we stop throwing it in
FACT 2:
Hospitals
Hospitals
- They use the best stuff on the market
- No one gets hooked
- As long as it is ONLY used to reduce physical pain
Hospitals
- They use the best stuff on the market
- No one gets hooked
- As long as it is ONLY used to reduce physical pain
FACT 3:
Other Addictions
Other Addictions
- There is no substance ingested with...
- Pornography, gambling, sexual addiction, etc.
- Yet these are just as addictive
Other Addictions
- There is no substance ingested with...
- Pornography, gambling, sexual addiction, etc.
- Yet these are just as addictive
FACT 4:
It's a Choice
It's a Choice
- Everyone is given the choice of life or death, blessing or cursing.
- No one is forced at gun-point
It's a Choice
- Everyone is given the choice of life or death, blessing or cursing.
- No one is forced at gun-point
