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> chemical dependency from eating two cheeseburgers for dinner

Wouldn't the initial dependency be almost purely psychological for opioids as well? Most people certainly wouldn't develop a chemical dependency after just two doses as well.

> developed a chemical dependency which is no longer a choice.

Why? They still have a choice. Of course it might be much harder for them to stick with that choice than for someone suffering from a mainly psychological addiction.