What's the difference between an addiction to Heroin or Crack and an addiction to Nicotine or Bad foods?

What's the difference between an addiction to Heroin or Crack and an addiction to Nicotine or Bad foods?
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The media’s bastardization of drugs and the fact that drugs, unlike most foods, don’t kill brain cells.
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