22/06/2025
* is not an ordinary , it's a deep rooted issue. Understanding addiction is important.
Today makes it quite simple: "When individuals engage in an activity that is pleasurable but cannot stop doing it, even to the detriment of everyday living (such as work, hobbies, family time, finances, etc.), and health and wellbeing suffer as a result, this behavior would be considered an addiction.”
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:At the root of addictive behavior is some form of emotional stress, an issue that is so deeply buried within the person’s subconscious mind that addressing it is too overwhelming or unfathomable a challenge. To ease the stress, to make it go away, pleasure is found in excess; the fun of a drunken night out or the thrill of making an expensive bet. It's start like a copping mechanics.
As Psychology Today says, “the focus of the addiction isn’t what matters”; what matters is the need to do something when that emotional stress makes itself felt."
: Dopamine is secreted by the brain during healthy activities, but drugs like co***ne or he**in (or compulsive behaviors, like gambling, shopping, or eating) will force the brain to release massive amounts of dopamine, and then prevent the brain from reabsorbing the dopamine, making the pleasurable experience last unnaturally longer. In many cases of chronic or severe substance use, this actually changes the brain’s chemistry to the point where normal activities (e.g., one’s favorite food, s*x, etc.) don’t produce the same amounts of dopamine that they used to.
: The journal of Neuropsychopharmacology explained that the difference is in “connectivity problems” in the areas of the brain that associate emotions to thought; another affected area is responsible for planning actions and responses to events. Teenagers who lived through domestic violence as children have brains that cannot regulate their emotions and their actions based on those emotions. Left untreated, the brains are unable to process the sights and sounds of abuse and instead find relief in compulsive behaviors or substance use.
There’s a strong link between addiction and mental health conditions, such as depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and bipolar disorder. About half of the people who experience a mental health condition will also experience a substance abuse disorder SUD and vice versa.
: Studies show that genetic factors are responsible for 40% to 60% of the vulnerability to any SUD. If you have a first-degree relative (biological sibling or parent) with a substance abuse disorder, you’re more likely to develop one. Scientists are working to locate specific genes that may contribute to this vulnerability.
: Access to substances is a particularly significant environmental risk factor. Factors that increase the extent of exposure and the opportunity for substance use include the use of substances by a member of your household or your peers and being prescribed medications that can be misused, such as opioids or stimulants. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) also play a role.
So it's a humble request to society kindly took as a serious concerns not the or . I tried to explain things to develop a clear understanding that why an individual started sustance. It is maladaptive behaviour irrespective of men and women. If society is just talking about women's addiction then are not they promoting addiction of men. Is that really worthy?
Better not not judge them help them. There are many ways to combat with addiction too. If you are interested kindly bellow. I will write on that too.
