Many people struggling with addiction (drugs, alcohol, painkillers) never intended or dreamed they would become addicted; factors like mental illness, injury, genetics (nucleus accumbens and dopamine sensitivity), and lack of knowledge about addictive potential lead ordinary people into addiction despite good intentions.
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Jim LoehrEvidence Quote
“no one thinks that that's going to happen to them... some people are just far more likely to become addicted... they never intended they never dreamed if they had known this was going to be the consequence they would not have gone there”
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No. 1 Performance Coach: What the Best in the World Know About Success— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/11/2026, 12:15:15 AM
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