The answer to addiction

DeWITT JOHN

"Addictive behavior has invaded every aspect of American life today,"^{"The Addictive Personality: Common Traits Are Found," The New York Times, January 18, 1983 .} reports The New York Times, quoting Cornell University Professor Lawrence J. Hatterer. Gambling, overeating, preoccupation with weight or sex; obsessive indulgence in chocolates or TV watching, or even computer games; compulsive use of tobacco, drugs, alcohol—modern-day addictions take various forms in many countries.

Over the years, however, lots of people have proved in Christian Science that permanent freedom from addiction can be won—won through understanding man's pure individuality as the likeness of God.

Man's genuine nature is not vulnerable to addiction. Man is, in truth, the expression of the infinite Soul, or Spirit, called God. Therefore he is not a physical mortal; contrary to the testimony of the physical senses, he is the conscious spiritual idea of creative Mind.

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