About the Book
Source: Wikia. Pages: 72. Chapters: Addiction medicine, Addictive behavior, Addictive personality, Alcoholism, Bankole Johnson, Barbiturate dependence, Behavioral addiction, Bottom line behaviour, CRAFFT Screening Test, California Society of Addiction Medicine, Codependency, Compulsive buying disorder, Compulsive overeating, Computer addiction, Conditioned place preference, Cue reactivity, Disease model of addiction, Drug injection, Dual diagnosis, Ether addiction, Harm reduction, Internet addiction disorder, Intervention, Intervention, Life-process model of addiction, Love addiction, National Council on Problem Gambling, Northeast Kingdom Human Services, Oniomania, Online Gamers Anonymous, Opioid Replacement Therapy, Pagans In Recovery, People Helping People, Pornography addiction, Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, Problem gambling, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Rageaholic, Recreational drug use, Relapse, Relapse prevention, Responsible drug use, Self-medication, Sexual addiction, Slip, Smoking, Sober companion, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, Sugar addiction, Tanning addiction, Television addiction, Three circles, Top lines, Video game addiction, Workaholic. Excerpt: Template: Seealso2 Historically, addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for example alcohol, tobacco, heroin and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain. Addiction can also be viewed as a continued involvement with a substance or activity despite the negative consequences associated with it. Pleasure and enjoyment would have originally been sought, however over a period of time involvement with the substance or activity is needed to feel normal. Some psychology professionals and many laymen now mean 'addiction' to include abnormal psychological dependency on such things as gambling, food, sex, pornography, computers, internet, work, exercise, idol..
