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Addiction Is The Number One Disease Of Civilization, And It's Directly And Indirectly Related To All Other Diseases. Besides Physical Addictions To Nicotine, Alcohol, And Other Substances, There Are Psychological Addictions, Such As The Addiction To Work, Sex, Television, Melodrama, And Perfection.

-Deepak Chopra

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Addiction Is The Number

Deepak Chopra

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Addiction Is The Number One Disease Of Civilization, And It's Directly And Indirectly Related To All Other Diseases. Besides Physical Addictions To Nicotine, Alcohol, And Other Substances, There Are Psychological Addictions, Such As The Addiction To Work, Sex, Television, Melodrama, And Perfection.

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