May 30th 2007
Addictions – Treatment of it with Effective Remedies
Addictions - Coping up with Addictions
Addictions are, or can become, mental illnesses in that an addict’s craving for a drug or pleasurable activity is uncontrollable. The necessity to have whatever it is that the addict craves prevents him or her from living a normal life. An addiction often leads to lack of mental balance even when it does not cause any apparent physical damage. Three of the many possible types of addiction are singled out for discussion in the following pages: drugs, alcohol and gambling.
Alcohol is itself a drug, but it is discussed separately because, although addiction to alcohol has some features in common with addiction to other drugs, alcoholism is a particularly common disorder.
Abuse of and addiction to drugs is a growing problem in modern society. There are many dangerous drugs available both legally and illegally in the United States.
Smoking, the most widespread of all addictions, is not included in this group of articles because it is discussed elsewhere. For a general discussion of smoking, along with some ideas on how to give it up, Read also the section on disorders of the respiratory system and disorders of the heart and circulation.
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