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Can a person used the defense of being under the influence of the drug addiction that caused him to steal things to support the addiction?
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∙ 11y ago
Drug addiction is a choice in its initial stage, graduating as a disease in it's acute stage as proclaimed by American Medical Association. No, it's not a defense against the charge of theft, under any court of law in the US.
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