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The fact is that parts of the U. S treat it as a criminal problem when the fact that
Addiction is a medical condition that is characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences.[7] It can be thought of as a disease or biological process leading to such behaviors.[1][8] The two properties that characterize all addictive stimuli are that they are reinforcing (i. e., they increase the likelihood that a person will seek repeated exposure to them) and intrinsically rewarding (i. e., something perceived as being positive or desirable).[1][3][6]

Addiction is a disorder of the brain's reward system which arises through transcriptional and epigenetic mechanisms and occurs over time from chronically high levels of exposure to an addictive stimulus (e. g., morphine, cocaine, sexual intercourse, gambling, etc.).
So we need to start treating it as a medical epidemic not a crime wave