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Posted on: December 18, 2009 3:48 PM, by David Dobbs
Like a compulsive crack user desperately sucking on a broken pipe, we can't get enough of addiction.
Great to see Bell in Slate, and as usual he brings some good hard facts -- along with finely wrought opinion and wit. — to an area that can get mushy quick.
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Every on should kick of the addiction it is really harmful for the health we should leave those addictions.they take also nice step.
Posted by: r4 | January 7, 2010 7:40 AM