ADDICTION A BRAIN DISEASE

Addiction is a Illness which involves more than the use of Drugs and expresses itself in ways that are anti- social and that makes detection, diagnosis and treatment difficult. 

Addiction is a permanent,relapsing,complex Brain disease as per WHO.A common misconception is that addiction is a choice or a moral problem,and all you have to do is stop. But nothing could be further from the truth,the brain actually changes with addiction, and it takes a good deal of work to get it back to its normal state. The more drugs or alcohol you’ve taken, the more disruptive it is to the brain. 

                                                       

It's important to note that the inability to control the usage of drugs is the symptom of the Disease of Addiction.

Addiction is a Permanent,Progressive,Powerful,Incurable illness which can be Arrested.

Addiction is a 

Physical, Mental & Spiritual illness which affects every area of an Individual's life: 

1.Physical

The physical aspect of the disease is the compulsive use of drugs,the body becomes dependent on the substance. In other terms the body becomes Allergic to the substance.

 

2.Mental

The mental aspect is the obsession,overpowering desire to use, even when the life is being destroyed.   

3.Spiritual 

The spiritual aspect of the disease is the individuals total Self-centeredness. Also the ability to  distinguish between right and wrong, good and bad, needs and wants, truth and false is lost.