How Addiction Happens

How Addiction Happens:

Theories of addiction, including biological, psychological, social, developmental and moral approaches to understanding how addiction develops and continues to affect individuals over time.

What is an Addiction?

Clear, concise definition of addictions, including substance and behavioral addictions. Includes examples of addictive behaviors and defining characteristics of dependence.

Symptoms of Addiction:

Details symptoms experienced by addicts with dependencies and signs observed by concerned others.

Addiction Is a Brain Disease

Article on addiction from about.com's alcoholism guidesite.

Opiate Intoxication

Opiate intoxication article, from about.com's health topics A-Z.

A Selection of Theories on Addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) present a collection of theories of addiction.

Teens - Will I Become an Addict?

Read about the risk of addiction for teens, from about.com's Teen Advice guidesite.
Teens - Experimentation Or Addiction?

Teens are under more pressure than ever before to experiment with alcohol and drugs.

Read about the distinctions between experimentation and addiction, from about.com's

Teen Advice guidesite.

Teens - Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction

Article on the dark side of alcohol and drugs, from about.com's Teen Advice guidesite.

Patients - Will I Become Addicted to Pain Medication?

Read about the risks of becoming addicted to pain medication, from about.com's Orthopedics guidesite.

How the Movies Influenced American Drinking Culture

Historical paper by Addiction expert Robin Room, explaining how the movies influenced drinking culture in the early 20th century.

The Relationship Between Culture, Drugs and Unsafe Sex
Addictions expert Tim Rhodes explores the relationship between culture, drugs and unsafe sex.

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