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Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari | TED
What if the opposite of addiction isn't sobriety?
Who it's for
For families, the talk can reduce the urge to shame or cut off someone who is using, by reframing addiction as partly a response to their circumstances.
Confused→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
A TED talk by journalist Johann Hari, given at TEDGlobalLondon in June 2015 and running about 14.5 minutes. Drawing on his experience of addiction among people close to him and on research he gathered internationally, Hari questions conventional thinking about the causes and treatment of addiction.
Where to find it
YouTube, official TED channel (free). Also on TED.com.
Before you start
Heads up: Addiction, including in his family.
Age: Ages 14+
