Addiction does’t start with a drug. It doesn't begin with that first use, or first high; and it certainly doesn't manifest in the darkness that ensues. Addiction, true addiction, begins well before we ever indulge. It is the mind before matter, a unique clockwork of chemicals and wirings, of thoughts and feelings that bring us to truth:
We are not like the others
The brain of an addict… the strange, fascinating brain of the addicted… is one of the greatest puzzles we know. And it is only through time, and incredible strength, that we can piece together… the fragmented mind.