"Addiction is generally a neuropsychological disorder defining pervasive and intense urge to engage in maladaptive behaviors providing immediate sensory rewards (e.g. consuming drugs, excessively gambling), despite their harmful consequences."
The persistent use of substances or behaviors that lead to negative consequences, such as drug abuse or gambling addiction.
Definition of addiction: The compulsive, uncontrollable use of a substance or engagement in a behavior despite negative consequences.
Types of addiction: Substance addiction, behavioral addiction, process addiction, and others.
Causes of addiction: Genetic predisposition, environmental factors, personal circumstances, and social, psychological, and biological factors that influence addictive behavior.
Physical and psychological effects of addiction: Changes in brain function, physical health complications, mental health disorders, and social and economic consequences.
Prevention and intervention methods: Education, treatment programs, lifestyle changes, and support groups.
Stigma: The negative attitudes and stereotypes attached to addiction, and the impact they have on individuals and society.
Public policy and addiction: Laws and regulations that govern drug use, alcohol consumption, and other addictive behaviors.
Economic impact of addiction: Cost of healthcare, productivity loss, and reduced quality of life for those afflicted with addiction and their families and communities.
Ethics and addiction: Ethical issues related to addiction treatment, medication-assisted treatment, and the role of addiction professionals.
Cross-cultural perspectives on addiction: How addiction is viewed and treated in different cultures around the world.
Substance addiction: This type of addiction involves the use of drugs or other chemical substances, such as alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and prescription drugs, to achieve a desired effect.
Gambling addiction: This type of addiction involves excessive gambling, which can lead to financial, emotional, and psychological problems. Compulsive gamblers feel the need to continue gambling regardless of the consequences.
Internet addiction: This refers to excessive use of the internet or electronic devices, such as smartphones, tablets, and computers. It can lead to social isolation, relationship problems, and other negative consequences.
Food addiction: This involves the compulsive overeating or binge eating of foods high in sugar, fat, and salt. Food addicts may eat in secret or feel guilty and ashamed after eating.
Sex addiction: This type of addiction involves excessive sexual behavior, such as pornography use, promiscuity, or compulsive masturbation. Sex addicts may engage in risky sexual behavior or suffer from sexual dysfunction.
Shopping addiction: Also known as compulsive buying disorder, this involves the excessive and uncontrollable urge to buy and accumulate possessions, often leading to financial hardship and emotional distress.
Exercise addiction: This involves an unhealthy obsession with exercise, leading to excessive physical activity and injury. Exercise addicts may prioritize working out over other aspects of their life and experience withdrawal symptoms when they cannot exercise.
Work addiction: Also known as workaholism, this type of addiction involves an obsession with work and the need to constantly be productive, leading to neglect of other areas of life, such as family and personal relationships.
Video game addiction: This type of addiction involves excessive gaming, leading to a preoccupation with video games and prioritizing gaming over other areas of life. Video game addicts may also suffer from physical and psychological problems.
Social media addiction: This refers to an excessive use of social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, leading to negative impacts on mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. Social media addicts may experience anxiety, depression, or addiction-like symptoms when unable to use social media.
"Dependence is generally an addiction that can involve withdrawal issues."
"Addictive disorder is a category of mental disorders defining important intensities of addictions or dependences, which induce functional disabilities."
"Repetitive drug use alters brain function in ways that perpetuate craving and weakens self-control."
"This phenomenon – drugs reshaping brain function – has led to an understanding of addiction as a brain disorder with a complex variety of psychosocial as well as neurobiological (and thus involuntary) factors that are implicated in addiction's development."
"Classic signs of addiction include compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, preoccupation with substances or behavior, and continued use despite negative consequences."
"Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs)."
"Examples of drug (or more generally, substance) addictions include alcoholism, marijuana addiction, amphetamine addiction, cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, opioid addiction, and eating or food addiction."
"Alternatively, behavioral addictions may include gambling addiction, internet addiction, social media addiction, video game addiction, and sexual addiction."
"The DSM-5 and ICD-10 only recognize gambling addictions as behavioral addictions."
"But the ICD-11 also recognizes gaming addictions."
"Despite their harmful consequences."
"Dependence is generally an addiction that can involve withdrawal issues."
"Addiction is a brain disorder with a complex variety of psychosocial as well as neurobiological (and thus involuntary) factors that are implicated in addiction's development."
"Repetitive drug use alters brain function in ways that perpetuate craving and weakens (but does not completely negate) self-control."
"Compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli."
"Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs)."
"Repetitive drug use alters brain function."
"Examples of drug (or more generally, substance) addictions include alcoholism, marijuana addiction, amphetamine addiction, cocaine addiction, nicotine addiction, opioid addiction, and eating or food addiction."
"Behavioral addictions may include gambling addiction, internet addiction, social media addiction, video game addiction, and sexual addiction."