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Drug addiction as psychological sickness

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Drug or alcohol addiction majorly is a psychological problem. Due to the negative effects of it on general health, addiction continues to be understood as a physical problem. Drug and alcohol addiction also remains to be a genetic and social problem as well. Addiction can be generally described as any change that gives momentary pleasure and also gives relief from anxiety though there are many lasting adverse effects to it.



Drug or alcohol addiction majorly is a psychological problem. Due to the negative effects of it on general health, addiction continues to be understood as a physical problem. Drug and alcohol addiction also remains to be a genetic and social problem as well. Addiction can be generally described as any change that gives momentary pleasure and also gives relief from anxiety though there are many lasting adverse effects to it.

Addiction usually is dependence on painkiller addiction, illegal drugs or alcohol leading to substance abuse in a person. Many activities like playing video game or watching cartoon among the children, chatting online amongst the youngsters have an addictive tendency; these activities in some ways at times hamper their studies and career. But addiction to drugs is such a disease which ruins every aspects of life. The psychological and physical effects of drugs and alcohol are critical and consequences are loss of sound health and efficiency, withdrawal and physical inability, dependence on the substance of abuse. The chief mark of addiction is the psychological dependence on drugs or alcohol and without the substance of addiction person becomes restless and anxious and sometimes violent.

However when there is extreme dependence with incapability to live without the substance for addiction, then withdrawal symptoms result in change in the psychological condition of the addicted person. The physical change consists of headaches, restlessness, and nausea; lose of self control and becoming violent. In some cases of addiction the position of the addicted person gets so deteriorated that immediate medical attention is required. Addiction in excess causes addicted individual to lose sense of reality and just behaves as insane person. Abusing of drugs leads to various anti-social activities, violent behavior and criminal activities as stealing, murder in order to get the substance for addiction. Dependence on prescription drugs and alcohol is totally different from healthy and use of alcohol which is good for health and acceptable in the society. Use of prescribed drugs for pain relief is doctor advised but regular use of it has detrimental effect on the addicted person. Leaving addiction needs strength, mainly mental strength that helps the addicted person in stopping the use of addictive substances. Though complete recovery surely requires rehabilitation under professional guidance. Therefore prevention and cure to addiction greatly a psychological procedure i.e. the 'mind' is accountable for the addiction, the beginning of it is mind related and also plays a vital role in recovering from it.

Intake of drugs stimulates the pleasure inducing neurotransmitters in the brain which gives rise to feeling of pleasure. The feeling of pleasure is remembered in the mind and the person is forced to seek more drugs or alcohol in order to feel the same pleasure again and again. The addicted person in this way loses self control and instead comes under the control of the addiction. Self-restraint or withdrawal sign of an addictive substance includes depression, craving, restlessness and anxiety or even leads to suicidal tendency with fatal consequences. As addiction is condition where the mind forces the addicted person to intake the addictive substance again and again, it is possible that self denial can help a bit in stopping addiction. However drug rehabilitation is the most useful and effective way to cure addiction.

 

How the psychological state of an individual is a major factor to move towards a life of addict?

Mostly people suffering from mental illness develop addiction problem as addiction has been related to mood swings, to neurotic illnesses and obsessive disorders, to anxiety disorders and many other mental complications. Addicted persons are fanatical with the substance or activity that they are addicted to and have an abnormal dependence on the substance. Persons with mood disorders and people prone to frequent sadness are susceptible to addiction as addictive substance or drugs gives temporary pleasure. This causes the addicted to return to the activity repeatedly so that the despair is moved away from the mind for a short period of time. This requirement for short term pleasure gradually increases resulting in addiction.

How can one get out of deadly claws of addiction?

The treatment for addiction is very important as growing statistics of addicts in the present world is a great challenge. Steps should be taken to cure addiction with proper professional guidance in the starting stage. Though it is difficult to take an addicted person to a drug rehab center as the addicted patients don’t admit him/hers self as an addicted. Still there are drug rehabilitation centers which can help the addicted individual to get a safe and sober life. The process of treatment followed in drug treatment centers follow detoxification, intensive care, outpatient treatment to top it all there specialist to better the psychological condition of the addicted patient. They do the counseling and educate the person about the detrimental effect of addictive substance. As addiction is relapsing mental and physical disease abstinence is required. In an alcohol and drug rehab center individual is involved in healthy activities like practicing yoga and exercise. After drug rehabilitation, an addicted person leads normal and safe life removing the deadly crutches of addiction.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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