Addiction Info Graphics: The Truth About Addiction
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TEN COMMON ADDICTIONS
Addiction Info Graphics: The Truth About Addiction
Educational Material Provided by Recoveryconnection.org
Overview of Addiction: Addiction is defined as the habitual compulsion to engage in a certain activity or utilize a substance, despite the potentially devastating consequences on the individual’s physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and financial well-being. Instead of addressing life’s obstacles, tackling daily stress and/or confronting past or present trauma, the addict responds to pain by resorting to a pseudo-coping mechanism. Addiction offers an illusory refuge and leads people down a self-destructive path that takes a heavy toll on both themselves and those around them.
ADDICTION ALTERS THE EMOTIONS OF THE ADDICT, WHO TURNS TO THE SUBSTANCE IN SEARCH OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL HIGH OR A FAST CHEMICAL FIX. THE ADDICT USES THE SUBSTANCE OR ENGAGES IN THE ACTIVITY TO ACHIEVE STRESS RELIEF, ATTAIN A SENSE OF CONTROL, CHANGE HIS OR HER MOOD, AND/OR BANISH REAL-LIFE ISSUES.
