Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice

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Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice

Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice CHARLIE GILLIS June 1 2009

Harvard psychologist Gene Heyman on why drug or alcohol addiction is not a disease, but a matter of personal choice

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