Addiction passages for CAT RC

Why people get hooked, and how our understanding of dependence has changed.

1 long-form addiction essays, written at the density of real CAT passages, each with CAT, XAT and GMAT-style questions and explanations. For real exam passages, practise the solved CAT RC PYQs; for a daily routine, see CAT RC practice.

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Addiction6 min

Molly

Can a pill make us kinder? The science of MDMA challenges everything we believe about empathy, morality, trauma and the chemistry of human connection.

Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs