gain = 'develop'

[Jonathan Lighter]

Cites from Wikipedia reflect the true vox populi:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John :  "He was introduced to marijuana at
a young age, among other drugs, ultimately gaining an addiction to heroin
in his teen years."

JL

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"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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