[header] How to understand addiction [title] Recognize that addiction is a disease, not a choice. [step] People used to consider addiction a sign of weakness, a lack of willpower, or poor morality. However, today addiction is considered a disease because of the way it affects the brain.
[header] How to understand addiction [title] Recognize that addiction is a disease, not a choice. [step] People used to consider addiction a sign of weakness, a lack of willpower, or poor morality. However, today addiction is considered a disease because of the way it affects the brain.
[substeps] Addiction can be caused by a variety of different causes, including drug use or destructive eating habits. Look for signs that you can cope better on your own. Addicts are prey to temptations and often crave them. Ultimately, what addiction entails is finding another way to cope with them. Approaching addiction in this way can make it easier for you to help an addict. [substeps] People who become addicted to substances and/or behaviors require treatment to stop engaging in the addictive behavior, but the treatment is not always medical. To challenge this, people in addiction get tested and see their progress and see how they test themselves. [substeps] If addicts or people who eat or drink could not overcome their addiction, they would be unable to continue with a healthy lifestyle.