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I am far from being any kind of expert on addiction. The vast majority of you would say the same about yourselves if asked in a vacuum. Yet when a famous ballplayer like Josh Hamilton falls off the wagon like he did on Monday night, so many of us seem to have so many strong opinions about it. Opinions that go beyond our mere reaction to the news.
Opinions about Josh Hamilton‘s character. His “weakness.” His motivations. His heart. About the nature of addiction. Opinions like this one from Jeff Passan of Yahoo!
The worst part about Josh Hamilton’s relapse is that he didn’t care. The most famous addict in...
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