Maia Szalavitz - A lot of addiction actually ends by age 30 - something like 50 percent of a

A lot of addiction actually ends by age 30 - something like 50 percent of all addictions with the exception of tobacco - and I think a lot of what's going on there is that the self-control areas of the brain are finally developed enough to be able to stop yourself from relapsing or just continuing. There is a maturational aspect to it as well.

- Maia Szalavitz

topic: Thinking, Self, Addiction, Age 30