Addiction induced Brain Disease
Addiction is a chronic
disease that affects the brain in complex ways that contribute to compulsive
and uncontrollable use. Unfortunately, the media’s portrayals of addiction often show
characters going through detox and then never having much of an issue with addiction again. You may
have to deal with cravings and triggers for years after your last dose. It’s
not just a matter of biology, there are a variety of factors that contribute to
addiction. During active addiction, your brain has
learned to seek drugs to relieve stress, pain, anxiety, and just to feel good.
Even when you know that a drug can be harmful, it’s incredibly difficult to
resist. Alcohol and drug addiction therapy can
help you re-write the effects of drugs in your brain, learn to cope with
negative feelings, and learn to avoid and deal with cravings. Drugs interact
with body and brain to alter emotions, behaviours and moods by changing brain
chemistry and a person’s perceptions.
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Neuro-Cognitive Responses
- Depression and Anxiety Disorders
- Memory Loss and Hormones Instability
- Brain Imaging Studies of Addictive Substances
- Hallucinogens and Persisting Perception Disorder
- Stimulants and Anhedonia
- Dementia
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Kleptomania
- Pyromania
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