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Web of Addiction: Role of the Environment in Addiction, The
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Web of Addiction: Role of the Environment in Addiction, The

Drug addiction is not like other genetically-affected illnesses that appear regardless of a person's behavior. Drug addiction is uniquely dependent on how the person interacts with their environment. A person exposed to a drug will first develop a h...

Web of Addiction: Behavior Therapy and the Withdrawal from Drugs
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Web of Addiction: Behavior Therapy and the Withdrawal from Drugs

Medications used in addiction treatment are almost always used in conjunction with psychosocial therapy that teaches people what triggers their addiction. People discover that they do have a choice, and that by learning different routines and how to...

Web of Addiction: Biology of Drug Addiction
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Web of Addiction: Biology of Drug Addiction

Experts have learned that addiction to drugs or alcohol is a disease that has genetic as well as environmental triggers. The gene involved in controlling dopamine, the brain's pleasure chemical, is one factor. Children of alcoholics are three times ...