it is because once a neuron or synapse has been altered by a drug, it cannot function normally unless the drug is present, so with repeated exposure to a drug a person addicted to the drug develops tolerance to the drug.
if they have withdrals when they stop using
Addiction.
Notttttttt really.
Yes, because drug addiction changes the brain in fundamental ways. Drug Addiction is defined by the DSM4 manual (any condition, if it does exist, is in this manual) as a "brain disorder". Therefore, drug addiction is an illness and it is very real and treatable.
Addiction
The theory that addiction is a disease is controversial.
The theory that addiction is a disease is controversial.
An addiction. It is a state on does not desire to be in
Drug addiction compels the addict to engage in a specific type of behavior, which is to consume the drug to which he or she is addicted. Nicotine addicts smoke cigarettes. Smoking is a type of behavior. We could describe addiction as a medical condition, which leads to a type of behavior. The behavior is a consequence of the addiction.
Drug dependency or addiction.
Most experts consider it to be a disease. It fits all the criteria.
I take it you mean disease rather than "decease" ?Well it is mainly a condition. People will say I have a "disease", but really it is just drug "addiction" (or condition). Sometimes it can make it easier for the person to tell others they have a disease than an addiction, but they are both one and the same.Basically addiction is a man-made disease. It is not something you can catch or prevent yourself from getting, it is all about the mind and what we ourselves depend on.