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What is Addiction?

Addiction is the uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of any negative consequences. Many substances or behaviors can create a pattern of conditions recognized as addiction, which include a craving for more of the drug or behavior, an increase in tolerance accompanied by specific symptoms of withdrawal. Drugs that provide either pleasure or relief from pain create the possibility of being abused, resulting in a dependency or addiction.

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Forms of Addiction

The healthcare community distinguishes between physical dependence and psychological addiction. The physical dependency a substance creates is defined by the appearance of withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued. While opiates and drugs such as heroin, oxycontin, methadone, benzodiazepines or alcohol are known for their ability to create a physical dependence, other drugs share this feature that are not considered addictive: anti-depressants medications for example. Cocaine and marijuana are also considered addictive but do not create a physical dependence. This leads most professionals to the conclusion that while physical dependency is a major factor in drug addiction, the primary factor of an addictive drug is its ability to induce euphoria or pleasurable feelings, while causing harm to the individual.

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Psychological addiction is best defined as a dependency of the mind, which leads to psychological withdrawal symptoms. An addiction can be given birth for any rewarding behavior but tends to do so in individuals with emotional dysfunction and takes the place of normal and healthy positive stimuli. Most addictions seem to exhibit both a physical and psychological component.

With all of this being said, it is clear that not everyone agrees on what addiction or dependency is. Many people like to speak about pornography addiction, gambling addiction, eating disorders, food and even sex as addictions rather than disorders. A point of contention might be that eating disorders, like other behavioral addictions, are usually considered to be primarily psychological disorders. The issue of debate is that they are sometimes treated as addictions, especially if they contain elements of addictive behavior or withdrawal. A person suffering from an eating disorder may experience symptoms of withdrawal if he or she alters the intake of sugar or caffeine. Both possess the potential for addiction.

Many concepts or models describing addiction have been presented over the years. Recovery Connection® embraces the disease and genetic models. It is our belief that these models best represent what the addicted person has to recover from. The disease model believes that addiction is an illness, derived as the result of an unhealthy or impaired neuro-chemical or behavioral processes. The genetic model focuses itself on the concept that there is a genetic predisposition to certain behaviors. It may be best described by stating that "many addictions seem to run in the family." Recovery Connection® helps families overcome addiction with quality addiction treatment options in caring addiction recovery programs.

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