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    Breaking the Chains: Addiction Science & Recovery Strategies That Work

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    18 mar 2026
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    Discover why willpower isn't enough and how brain science, connection, and evidence-based strategies offer real hope for breaking addiction's grip.

    Breaking the Chains: Addiction Science & Recovery Strategies That Work

    Miglior citazione da Breaking the Chains: Addiction Science & Recovery Strategies That Work

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    Addiction isn't a moral failing or lack of willpower; it's a complex condition involving brain circuits, genetics, environment, and life experiences. Think of it as a learning disorder that becomes a stress disorder living inside a brain disorder—all played out in a social context.

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    How does science explain addiction and what recovery strategies actually work?

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    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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    https://www.befreed.ai/book/dopamine-nation-by-anna-lembke
    In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
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    https://www.befreed.ai/book/in-the-realm-of-hungry-ghosts-by-gabor-mat
    Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
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    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25898167-unbroken-brain
    The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease
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    Never Enough: The Neuroscience and Experience of Addiction
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    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40940163-never-enough
    The Urge: Our History of Addiction
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