TSHP457: Message in a bottle

We use the word ‘addiction’ to indicate an illness which is based on the behaviour of a person who is compulsively or habitually ‘addicted’ to a substance or a set of behaviours. Most behaviours that are described as addictions are seen as negative. When we hear the word addiction we tend to think of drugs or alcohol. We might even consider the workaholic. Which ever way we view it addiction is seen negative. Are we all addicts?

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• Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week
• https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support
• https://drinkcoach.org.uk/where-can-i-get-help

• Sean – https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-018-0115-3
• Ed – https://www.ted.com/talks/rod_phillips_a_brief_history_of_alcohol

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