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Pulitzer finalist Shoshana Walter examines the problems with America’s drug rehabilitation industry in her new book.

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A consensus has emerged that food addiction is a real phenomenon, yet questions remain about which foods are addictive, which people are most susceptible to this addiction, and why.

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A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which ...