Originally Posted by
Doug 
Look what I did; I quoted you. LOL!
Anyway, as an addict, and an alkie, I can say, at least for me, that's not the case, and you'll probably learn that in school.
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In school, one would learn that out of ten people suffering from anxiety or depression, 2 to 5 of them will have an addiction (depending on the study). Out of ten people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or antisocial personality, four to eight will also have an addiction. Roughly half of all people who seek help for an addiction also have a mental disorder, just as half of all people who seek help for a mental disorder also have an addiction. There's a definite connection, and I read that a disturbance in the amygdala is starting to look like the culprit.