addiction

Key Insights Everyone Should Know 1. Addiction Is a Complex Brain Disease Addiction is not simply a matter of willpower or moral failing. It’s a chronic condition that affects the brain’s reward, motivation, and memory circuits. Addiction comes in many forms; repeated use of substances…

Addiction can take many forms—for example, people can become addicted to smoking cigarettes, drinking alcohol, using drugs, gambling, and shopping. But regardless of the type of addiction in question, many members of the mental health community use the “four Cs” to determine whether someone is…