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Addiction and RecoveryWhat is Addiction?
Addiction is a term that many people have heard of in the past, but most are not exactly sure of what it means. Basically an addiction will be a condition when a person takes in a substance or engages with an activity that will give them pleasure for a bit, but when they keep on using it, the substance can start to take over their life and can interfere with other responsibilities like work and school, that the person has.
This word is one that is used in various ways. One of the ways will described the physical addiction which is a state where the body is going to adapt to having the drug in it so that this drug is not going to have the same effect; this is often known as tolerance. The other form is a physical addiction which will be when the brain will overreact to the drugs; when an alcoholic goes into a bar and feels like they just have to drink, this would be a physical addiction.
In addition, most of the behavior that is associated with being an addict is not going to be related to the exposure or physical tolerance. Often it is going to be brought on by stress that causes them to use the addiction to help them to get through the troubling times. You might at times notice that the addict will not even use the substance when things are going well but once there is a bit of stress, they are running back to the thing that they love the most.
Dealing with the addiction is going to be hard on everyone involved including those who are loved ones of the addict as well as the one who is going through the addiction. The loved ones want to be there in order to help but they worry that it is just going to make the addict mad. Often the addict will not realize that they have a problem and if they do, they are not going to have the strength to get through the withdrawal and other symptoms that might come with the addiction.
When you are referring to an addiction of any kind, you must realize that it is not always caused just for a search to feel pleasure. It also does not have anything to do with how strong someone is or if they have the right moral compass. Most people do not realize this and might see the addict as weak and lacking in some way. Many researchers believe that an addiction is a disease or a type of mental illness that the sufferer is going to need help getting through to get better, making it difficult to do it on their own. Friends and loved ones of the addict must be able to show their support in order to provide some of the help that is needed to get them through the situation.
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