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This site is a very good site because it talks about Gabor Mate's view of addiction and it's told in a very easy manner. This is a reliable source because its a website were a community of people can share and brainstorm knowledge on a common subject, based off readings from certain articles, magazines and blogs. This opens a variety of different insights and ideas to the topic.

*sticky note* Drugs are used to escape distress. Addicts are in a way, "self medicating" themselves for common problems like depression and anxiety. This is usually always originates from pain or post experiences.

*sticky note* The environment around us is ESSENTIAL in how our brain grows and develops, we need constant emotional support, nutrition and physical security. Without these it leads to addiction and other things like added stress and so on.