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...
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...
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 ...