The USAs near unique legal position on illegal immigrants sets them apart from the world. Graeme Hill is joined by John Dybvig for Letter from America, to share the latest news of the week from the United States. Trumpites are saying that the controversial image of a young girl representing Trumps zero tolerance immigration policy on the cover of Times Magazine is fake news. Its been a record week for Trump after spouting 103 lies. Dybvigs favourite? Trumps tax cuts are the biggest in US history- truth being that hes ranking 8th. Plus, the Supreme Court appointment hypocrisy- Graeme & John find themselves agreeing with each other for a while until normal relations are resumed. Also, Addiction is one of the hardest areas in light society to have a decent debate or discussion. Told with searing honesty and compassion (Gabrielle Jackson, The Guardian), the new book Addicted- how addiction affects every one of us and what we can do about it shatters myths and challenges common prejudices. Graeme speaks candidly with author Matt Noffs of the Noffs Foundation who does sterling work with Australian addicts of all stripes. Their organisation has been involved in a lot of the beginnings of drug treatments dating back to the 1960s when the drug crisis began emerging. The Noffs Foundation has helped thousands of people away from their addictions. New research has flipped the notion of addiction on its head. Mr Noffs says addiction is as natural as falling in love. Addiction is normal, innate and adaptive behaviour. The idea that some people have an addictive personality is inaccurate. Addictions or obsessions give mammals a sense of purpose; a survival mechanism. Without protective factors however, this behaviour can derail an individual. When our life is derailed by something, it doesnt have to be crystal meth. Mr Noffs uses examples of smartphone addiction, too many beers, internet and porn, or as neutral as falling in love or going to work. Weekend Variety Wireless with Graeme Hill, 8pm - midnight Saturdays and Sundays, on RadioLIVE and streaming live to the Rova app on Android and iPhone. RadioLIVE.

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