Andy Spears
May 31, 2023

This why addiction is so insidious - you feel better, a lot better - and your body and mind say, "Hey, a little will feel good..." And you tell yourself you understand, it will be different. Maybe that first time, it is different - ok, not excessive. But it always ends up in trouble, torment. And you put off stopping, usually until some intervening (and hopefully not too awful) event happens.

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Andy Spears
Andy Spears

Written by Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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