derived from the addict's desires and principles. "Addiction" to illegal drugs includes

free choice to indulge in and to continue using an illegal substance such as heroin or

cocaine. In the urban ghetto addiction represents a choice among a limited range of

options; in addition, addicts choose "essential experiences," such as the need for

power, which they cannot find without the addictive substance.

For some, living in the ghetto represents having few choices in their lives. Peele

writes, "......the farther down the social and economic scale a person is, the more likely

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Thirteen-year-old Sarah, Stanton Peel, peele writes,
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