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How Drug Use Destroys Previous Physical Capabilities

I used to run marathons but now I get winded walking up one flight of stairs and I know it's because I smoke crack every day.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Addiction creates a mourning process for the body's former strength and the identity built around physical competence.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Addiction — physical dimension?”

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