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What is addiction? State any four reasons of drug addiction.

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Addiction can be defined as the psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical, drug or substance even though it is causing psychological and physical harm to the consumer.

Four major reasons for drug addiction are:

1. Experimenting

2. Family History/Genetics

3. Prescription Drugs

4. Loneliness

5. Peer Pressure


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