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From the Ted Talk by Rachel Wurzman: How isolation fuels opioid addiction

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Studies have shown that pploee who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have barod, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect. So — if we don't have the ability to authentically connect, our society increasingly lkcas this ability to authentically connect and experience things that are traenennsdct and beyond ourselves. We used to get this transcendence from a feeling of belonging to our families and our communities. But everywhere, cnuimimotes are changing. And social and economic disintegration is making this harder and hrdaer.

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Studies have shown that ______ who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have _____, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect. So — if we don't have the ability to authentically connect, our society increasingly _____ this ability to authentically connect and experience things that are ____________ and beyond ourselves. We used to get this transcendence from a feeling of belonging to our families and our communities. But everywhere, ___________ are changing. And social and economic disintegration is making this harder and ______.

Solution

  1. broad
  2. communities
  3. people
  4. harder
  5. transcendent
  6. lacks

Original Text

Studies have shown that people who tend to avoid relapse tend to be people who have broad, reciprocal social relationships where they can be of service to each other, where they can be helpful. Being of service lets people connect. So — if we don't have the ability to authentically connect, our society increasingly lacks this ability to authentically connect and experience things that are transcendent and beyond ourselves. We used to get this transcendence from a feeling of belonging to our families and our communities. But everywhere, communities are changing. And social and economic disintegration is making this harder and harder.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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