- Substance Use Treatment | State of Alaska | Department of Health
Overcoming addiction can be challenging, but help is available and recovery is possible We provide services for people struggling with substance use disorders, programs to prevent addiction, and support for friends and family of those affected
- Addiction: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms, Types Treatment
Addiction is a chronic (lifelong) condition that involves compulsive seeking and taking of a substance or performing of an activity despite negative or harmful consequences
- Addiction | Psychology Today
A person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences
- Understanding Drug Use and Addiction DrugFacts
Provides an overview of drug use and addiction, including what happens in the brain during drug use, why some people become addicted while others don't, and the importance of prevention
- ADDICTION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ADDICTION is a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being
- What is addiction? - Harvard Health
Addiction is a relationship between a person and an object or activity With addiction, the object or activity becomes increasingly more important while previously important activities become less important
- What is the Definition of Addiction
Addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual’s life experiences People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences
- What Is Substance Use Disorder? Symptoms and Help
Substance use disorder can involve addiction to and dependency on alcohol, drugs, and more Learn its causes, its treatments, and its impact on mental health
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