| Just what is addiction, you asked? Addiction is a | | | | you do not choose addiction, addiction chooses you. |
| physiological dependence on something, and is both | | | | Experimenting with drugs and alcohol is a gamble, and |
| physical and psychological in nature. When a person is | | | | the stake is your life, your personality, and your future. |
| addicted they literally need to feed that addiction | | | | Individuals often hide their drinking or deny that the fact |
| constantly. Addiction is a traitor it sneaks up on you. | | | | that they have a problem. Signs of a possible |
| People who are addicted often do not recognize that | | | | alcoholism include having friends or relatives express |
| they have a problem, they think that the problem is | | | | concern, being irritated when people comment on their |
| with everyone. Addiction is different from abuse, a | | | | drinking, feeling guilty about their excessive alcohol |
| person can abuse drugs and not be addicted. The two | | | | consumption and thinking that they should moderate it |
| most vital factors in determining addiction are tolerance | | | | but finds themselves unable to do so, or needs a |
| and physical dependency. Addiction is very destructive, | | | | morning drink to steady their nerves or relieve a |
| and most of the time people who are suffering from it | | | | hangover. |
| end up hurting themselves and their love ones. It is hard | | | | On the other hand, drug dependence often begins with |
| to overcome but once the person began to see | | | | the misuse of legal drugs like prescription drugs and |
| addiction as a problem in their life they can immediately | | | | inhalants. Inhalants are legal substances that becomes |
| seek alcoholism treatment or addiction treatment. | | | | illegal when use in a manner that causes a person to |
| Teens partying late at night and imbibing drugs and | | | | get high. These also include aerosol cleaners, gasoline, |
| alcohol for added fun, often dominated the silver | | | | cleaning fluids, butane, and acetone. These things are |
| screen. Quite a pretty picture isn't it? Oftentimes teens | | | | legal to sell or buy however, they are not controlled |
| see it as an epitome. Although Hollywood does its part | | | | substances and they are relatively cheap when |
| to show a different side of alcohol and drug addiction | | | | compared with drugs. |
| with movies like "Trainspotting" and "Girl Interrupted", | | | | People with addiction work hard to resolve them, and |
| the character still ended up being glamorous and ideal | | | | with the support of family members and friends they |
| in nature and often overshadows the dark side of | | | | are able to recover on their own. However in most |
| addiction. It is important to look at this depiction with a | | | | cases, people they usually cannot stop drinking or using |
| cynic eye. Movies are after all for entertainment | | | | drugs by willpower alone. A lot of them require outside |
| purposes only, and there is nothing remotely | | | | help, mostly from Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehab. |
| entertaining about the reality of alcohol abuse and drug | | | | Alcoholism treatment and addiction treatment may |
| addiction. Addiction can be hell on earth and life in an | | | | need medically supervised detoxification to avoid |
| Alcohol rehab and Drug Rehab can be a nightmare. | | | | possible life-threatening withdrawal symptoms such as |
| Illegal drugs and alcohol are addicting. Records show | | | | seizures and convulsion. Once they are stabilized, they |
| that the younger you are when you experiment with | | | | need help resolving psychological issues associated |
| illegal drugs or alcohol you are more prone to become | | | | with their problem drinking. |
| an addict in the future. Addiction often runs in families; | | | | |