2007-11-28 02:15:17 · 6 answers · asked by courtney m 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
A chronic, relapsing disease characterized by compulsive seeking of the particular subject of addiction and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.
2007-11-28 02:26:40 · answer #1 · answered by gamedic6304 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
addiction
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addiction
Main Entry: ad·dic·tion
Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdik-shən, a-\
Function: noun
Date: 1599
1: the quality or state of being addicted
2: compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful
2007-11-28 02:25:32 · answer #2 · answered by ♥KayRa♥ 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Looking for something external, especially a mood altering substance, to fill a sensation of emptiness within. Finding out that even after using such a substance you still fill lousy. Doing it again and again expecting it to work "the next time".
2007-11-28 03:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by NA 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's basically an outdated term that is no longer used by psychiatrists or physicians in the USA.
"Drug addiction" is now called "substance dependence."
Things like "gambling addiction" are classified as "Impulse-Control Disorders."
2007-11-28 02:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by majnun99 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can being in love be an addiction?
No? Compare the definitions!
2007-11-28 02:24:29 · answer #5 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Something you do despite knowing it's bad for you. Something you need psychologically and/or physiologically on a regular basis.
Something you tell yourself you can give up but when it comes to the crunch, you can't. At least, not on a sustained basis.
2007-11-28 02:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by SophistiKrat 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋