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Read MoreAttention Problems and Addiction
Attention problems often lead to self-medication with street drugs or through illegal prescription drug use. Adderall and Ritalin are sometimes abused by individuals who want to study or work longer and have more focus. These individuals may or may not have undiagnosed attention disorders, but by abusing...
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Read MoreFind Help Coping with a Loved One’s Addiction
Addiction affects not just the addict, but also the addict’s entire family. When a family faces addiction, it is important to find counseling and support for the entire family and not just the addict. How Addiction Affects Families One family member’s addiction can greatly affect other family members....
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Read MoreWhat If I Don’t Want to Stop Using Drugs?
If you are struggling with drug abuse, you have likely been told you that you need to seek professional treatment in order to be happy and healthy. You may have been confronted by family or friends about your behavior and been shown that your addiction is harmful to you and others. Even after all this...
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Read MoreSimilarities between Behavioral and Substance Addictions
The brain controls a wide range of basic emotional and psychological responses, and the following mental and behavioral functions are all directly affected by this intricate system: Sleeping and waking Appetite Sexual response Relational bonding Pain management Anxiety control Impulse control Self...
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Read MoreHelp for Gambling Addiction and Alcoholism
Compulsive behavior and chemical addiction are very closely related disorders. Gambling addiction and alcoholism go tragically well together – one feeding the other until the addict is totally ruined. Help is available, but successful recovery requires that both problems are treated simultaneously in a...
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Read MoreWhat Causes a Food Addiction?
Any substance that is taken in excess, regardless of its harmful potential, is considered abuse. An addiction is then defined as the abusive behavior of those who are physically or psychologically dependent upon a substance; food can be that substance. In the same way as a drug or alcohol addiction, people...
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Read MoreIs Shopping Addiction an Actual Addiction?
Certain behaviors such as thrill-seeking, sex or shopping can become every bit as controlling and destructive as chemical dependency. On a bio-chemical level these compulsive behaviors function in the exact same way as addiction to drugs or alcohol. How Psychological Shopping Addiction Works Addiction...
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Read MoreIs My Loved One a Workaholic?
Many behaviors can become habitualized or addictive. While drug and alcohol addiction involves both a physical and psychological dependence, behavioral addictions are purely psychological. These disorders can be very serious, as it is difficult to maintain a normal lifestyle, healthy relationships, steady...
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