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  "@id": "https://anchorfact.org/kb/kb-2026-00428",
  "headline": "Addiction Science",
  "description": "Addiction is a chronic brain disease characterized by compulsive substance use despite harmful consequences. It hijacks the brain's reward system (dopamine pathway). Addiction is not a moral failing — it has genetic (40-60% heritability), environmental, and neurobiological roots. Treatment: medication-assisted therapy, CBT, support groups.",
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    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "AnchorFact",
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  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "anchorfact:confidence": "high",
  "anchorfact:generationMethod": "ai_assisted",
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