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Addict Quote by Gabor Mate

“It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief…” quote by Gabor Mate — Download Open image

“It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.”

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