All of the following are common misconceptions about addiction, except the statement that

A) to overcome an addiction a person almost always needs professional therapy
B) psychoactive and medicinal drugs very quickly lead to addiction
C) biological factors place some individuals at increased risk of addiction
D) many other repetitive, pleasure seeking behaviors fit the drug-addiction-as-disease-needing-treatment model


Ans: C) biological factors place some individuals at increased risk of addiction

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