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Or how the children's friends are always turning up with strange addictions, illegitimate babies, or the need to slice themselves--cautionary examples of family disintegration for the Camden kids to steer clear of, or at least try to staunch.
Never having been to either West Lake Hills or Topanga, I can only go on the little Lemann gives us to grasp what makes a place "truly hip," but let me go ahead and see if I don't have the whole picture--uh, upper-class, white, Protestant children with dreadlocks, tattoos, and nascent heroin addictions playing in bad rock bands named after legendary 1970s TV sitcoms?
Unlike other life-long addictions, however, the spoonerist incurs no cost, inflicts little pain upon others, and can engage in his or her passion anywhere at any time, greatly enriching the quality of life.
...Men and women struggling with addictions find healing, forgiveness and the chance to make a new start in life.
Among experts who treat and study compulsive behaviors and chemical dependencies, there is controversy over the meaning of the term "addiction" and the efficacy of the disease model for a range of supposed addictions, from alcoholism to compulsive gambling.