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colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff"><strong class="titles"> <h1 class="style6">Drug Addiction<br> <br> </h1> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top" bordercolor="#ffffff"> <td width="50%" colspan="2"> <p class="health">Drug addiction is defined as a physical and / or psychological dependency on a substance, and is characterised by an uncontrolled urge to take that substance. 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