Is Substance Abuse/addiction Motivated by the Desire to Achieve Euphoria or to Avoid the Opposite?

Question by slydog: Is substance abuse/addiction motivated by the desire to achieve euphoria or to avoid the opposite?
Is substance abuse/addiction motivated by the desire to achieve euphoria or to avoid the opposite?

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Answer by confused
it is to escape the misery one is in and to achieve euphoria that the person rarely gets in the human experience. thus tricking his mind into thinking that it is good for him and causing his addiction .

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