Andrew Huberman· PhD
It’s impossible to become addicted to a substance you’ve never taken [or a behavior you’ve never engaged in].
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
It’s impossible to become addicted to a substance you’ve never taken [or a behavior you’ve never engaged in].
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What he said on the podcast is absolutely true, which is that it is impossible to get addicted to a substance that you've never consumed.
it's impossible to get addicted to a substance or a behavior that you've never taken or engaged in. Right.