What's the difference between addiction and dependency?
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I would image somthing like, people can get addicted to a pain killer, yet people can be dependent on a blood pressure medicine.\n\nThe pain killer they "have to have" but because of their addiction; and  the pressure medication they "have to have" but really only for medical reasons.
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You have a dual addiction to drugs and alchohol.  If you get irraitable without one or the other, you are crashing.  You will soon begin to combine both each day.  If you are irritale, you are probably becoming depressed.  In this case what is recommended is both medical and psychological intervention.  With this type of addiction it takes both.  If you do not do anything, then as you worsen, you'll become another junkie.
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I'm not clear on exactly what information you want, but this is what I think you mean... \n\nIf you have a psychiatric diagnosis (such as Major Depression, Bi-Polar, personality disorders, etc) and you also have a an addiction such as alcohol or drugs, it's known as a duel diagnosis. They have a tendency to feed off of each other so it is very important that you receive treatment for both. When your feeling really down (or really up, or just really unstable or very emotional) it will definitely make it harder to to maintain sobriety.
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Addiction is the resultant condition from altered structure of the Neurons in the brain as a result of continued use of certain drugs and the auto suggestion from the mind that these substances are welcome into the body because of the effects they give.
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yes...you can be addicted to pretty much anything.  Drugs, alcohol, sex, food, etc.\n\nTYPES OF ADDICTION--\n\n\nAddiction reaches beyond alcohol and drugs. Many people suffer from all sorts of different addictions. Gambling, eating, shopping, sex, internet, work, video games, etc can all be just as addictive in many cases just as destructive to a person. Those behaviors may affect the person differently, but they can be just as devastating as substance dependence. The 12 step program, which was originally devised for overcoming alcoholism, has now been transformed into well over 200 different addiction support groups. Always remember too much of a good thing can hurt you.
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Drug use is merely any taking of substances to modify perceptions.\n\nDrug abuse is when drug use gets to the level that it interfers with normal activity or becomes a primary motivator for actions.\n\nDrug dependency is when the use of a drug becomes extensive enough that to maintain physical status (sometimes mental is included) that drug is required.
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I had a friend that was addicted. He's over it now, but I could never convince him that he needed help, he had to convince himself. I'm afraid there's little that you, alone, can do. Depending on his age, perhaps you could talk with his parents, or maybe a counselor of some sort...? When he realizes that he has a very serious problem he's going to need to know that you'll be there for him! You might have to be strong while he is weak! I wish you (and him) the best!
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Im addicted to both. I dont know if it makes me any different from other people who are also addicted to something else. I know what you're saying. I also look at some three hundred and something pound people eating junk food. That's because they're addicted to it. Its wierd how people can pile up all that filth inside them.
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Your boyfriend has an addiction; one that is just as strong as an addiction to drugs, smoking, or alcohol. He will have to recognize that what is going on is an addiction and you will have to help him through it. If your boyfriend decides he wants to quit his addiction, there will mostly likely be relapses; you should be prepared for such.
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hey u r not addict,,,,, dont think so addiction is something else,,, its just ur craze.. coz u have never done before,, thats it ,,,,,
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they are pretty much the same thing. Enabling is helping others to avoid responsibility for their actions. Codependency is a larger balloon that included enabling but also has more to do with what goes on inside you that make you feel and do the things you do.\n\nclear as mud.
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The answer is yes.  However you cannot choose whether to become addicted or not.  Eventually your body would feel that it cannot preform the same without it.  The whole situation is a very slippery slope and i would not reccomend it.
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Hi,\nThe short answer is no. Here's why.\nAddiction is a brain disease. Abuse is a mind game. The brain always controls the mind. Try this. Tell your friend you will give him a hundred dollars if they can sneeze without blinking or closing their eyes while looking at you. You are sending a message of pleasure and reward to his mind, yet his brain says, no way "I'm closing those eyes".\n\nThe brain always controls the mind. Same with addictive disease. Once you start using again it is only a matter of time before he returns to active addiction with the original drug of choice.
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I am wondering if you are trying to ask about drug addict or drug addicts. Drug addicts are people with drug addictions. Below are some definitions of drug addictions.\n\nDrug addiction\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nJump to: navigation, search\nDrug addiction, substance dependence or chemical dependency is the compulsive use of psychoactive drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. The phenomenon of drug addiction has occurred to some degree throughout recorded history (see "opium"), though modern agricultural practices, improvements in access to drugs, and advancements in biochemistry have exacerbated the problem significantly in the 20th century with the introduction of purified forms of active biological agents, and with the synthesis of hitherto unknown substances, such as methamphetamine. While "addiction" has been replaced by "dependency" as a clinical term, the terms are used interchangeably here. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_addiction )\n\nOverview\nYou may be hooked emotionally and psychologically. You may have a physical dependence, too. If you have a drug addiction — whether to a legal or illegal drug — you have intense cravings for it. You want to use the drug again and again. When you stop taking it, you may have unpleasant physical reactions.\n\nWhile not everyone who uses drugs becomes addicted, many people do. Drug addiction involves compulsively seeking to use a substance, regardless of the potentially negative social, psychological and physical consequences. Certain drugs, such as narcotics and cocaine, are more likely to cause physical dependence than are other drugs.\n\nBreaking a drug addiction is difficult, but not impossible. Support from your doctor, family, friends and others who have a drug addiction, as well as inpatient or outpatient drug addiction treatment, may help you beat your drug dependence.( http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-addiction/DS00183 )
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Temperance is the best way I can summarize it. I am very similar in nature when I do something I do it with everything I've got. My new addiction is Y!A  Find 2 or 3 things you like and divide your time equally among them.  You will have to use some restraint.  In behavior Modification there is this technique called interrupt and redirect.  For instance, if it is sexual thoughts that are bothering u today stop! think something different like I wonder if I h ave any new answers to my Yahoo questions?\nRe program your thought processes!\n\n:D Good Luck!
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An addiction is best defined as a behavior that keeps you from doing things that you are expected to do or have committed to do. The man who gets drunk once a year can be as much of an addict as the one who gets drunk every day. The question is how is your use of porn affecting you. If it is hurting yourself or others, you need to seek out help. If it is just that, you feel guilty about looking at it then maybe you need to look at your reasons for feeling guilty. Most people go through a period in which it seems like all they can think about is sex. That was going on long before the internet. You need to outline for yourself the scope of your problem.
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DEPENDENT--->INDEPENDENT\nAs the dog crossed the street, he barked at the opposing traffic.\nDuring his presidency, he did not hold up to his economic policies.\nSince he was dying he began to write his will.\n\nINDEPENDENT--->DEPENDENT\nHe began to watch TV because he was done with his homework.\nShe won the race after cheating.\nThey got reunited after fifteen years of not seeing each other.