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Developing an addiction

In this video Ina Koning explains when alcohol use becomes a problem.

In this video Ina Koning explains when alcohol use becomes a problem.

One person will get an addiction more easily than the next. That does not say that some people can drink large amounts of alcohol for a long time without any consequences. Eventually, almost everyone will become addicted.

Check out this animation, it illustrates nicely how an addiction develops and what the consequences are.

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