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There are so many more things than substances to be addicted to. Psychological dependence on certain behaviors can be just as strong as physical dependence on a
by twodave 8y ago
There are so many more things than substances to be addicted to. Psychological dependence on certain behaviors can be just as strong as physical dependence on a substance.
It looks like this study is focused on drug addiction which on its own is really intriguing, but I wonder if there would be any evidence in the human genome to predict behavioral addiction.
- MrEfficiency 8y agoI found that I'm addicted to weed, but not harmful drugs. Alcohol ruins your day. I can be productive on weed and/or caffeine. Both of them get work done. I believe I'm addicted to the productivity, when I take them outside of a work environment, I want to work. At what point is this positive reinforced habits?
- arbitrage 8y agoYou're not addicted to weed. Addiction really has a lot to do with making bad decisions in your life to keep doing the addictive behaviour. If its not negatively impacting your life, and it's not interfering with relationships and obligations, you're not addicted.
- coleifer 8y agoI think addiction is: you can't moderate usage even when you want to, and can't stay stopped even when you want to.
- leesec 8y agoThat's one definition I guess. I don't think there's anything inherently negative about the definition of addiction though. People can be addicted to lots of good things.