addiction is it in the blood when born or is it a learned disability?
401722
To some extent, the tendency to become addicted to, say, alcohol, is in your genes.  Some people can drink every weekend and not become addicted, while others become addicted from much less.\n\nBut to become addicted, the addiction must be 'learned'.  It's an odd way to put it, but it makes sense.  Your body gets used to having a substance in its system, so it needs more and more and more to feel 'normal'.\n\nSo, to answer your question, addiction is 'learned'.  You are not addicted to anything when you are born (unless your mother filled her body with chemicals during pregnancy), but depending on your genes, you will have a greater or lesser chance of becoming addicted to a substance during your lifetime.
1029813
Since the beginning of time sex has been the downfall of empires, industries, influential men and now even the church!  It's the strongest addiction on earth, worst than crack, heroin, pcp, whatever.  I know I'm sexually addicted, I fight with it everyday.  They say that idle hands are the devil's playground...it's not, the mind is.  Sex begins in the mind, it's more of a mental rather than physical act.  And the hardest thing to govern, next to the heart, is the mind.
503073
Yes.  But if it goes on too long and it affects his life and the family's, it's a problem you have to address.  Addictions come in various forms.  You need to keep conversation lines open.
591320
Yes you are an addict. To realize it is the first step in overcoming it. But really do you want to stop??? Thousands of people are waiting for you to answer their burning questions. THEY NEED YOU MAN! Call in sick and keep going!!!
963502
Not me, but I have known many. I have known physicians, including four surgeons, nurses, a lawyer. I have known many others, but I used these professions to say that drug addiction afflicts many people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, there is nothing that you can do. He/she must decide for themselves that they want  to try to beat the addiction. This mostly comes later than sooner.
696432
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.
74640
To a smaller degree, yes. Japan already has rehab for people who suffer from addiction to web games. This is a sign that yes, it can be controling. How many times have you waited to go to the bathroom cause your on it? How many times have you been on it and not wanted to eat? I could go on, but I think you get my point.
496816
I think anything disrupting your life and causing a problem is an addiction.  You will have to make that call.
952194
different factors are involved in someone who abuses substances, and genetics is one of them. It does not mean, though, that it's a genetic condition, but genetics is involved in it.
972159
I spent some time (months) in a recovery center and many subsequent AA meetings and it was hammered into my head that it was hereditary even though I have no alcoholic family members. It also was hammered into my head that there is no cure and that you will always be alcoholic once you become one... even if you quit drinking for years and years. Turns out my alcoholism was triggered by my depression. Once the depression was fixed, the alcoholism went bye-bye. It's been a year and a half now, and there are no cravings or desires to drink anymore. My point is simple, if you think you might be depressed, avoid alcohol at all costs... it will kill you. It almost killed me. Thank God I found my way out of that miserable depression and no longer want or need to escape.\n\nThat being said, if you think you have an addictive personality or are genetically predisposed, you might want to be super careful when it comes to drinking, because it really can be powerfully addictive. Many of the patients in therapy were related to users. I remember the counsellor saying that alcohol is just as addictive as heroin if not more so. Take that for what it's worth, you probably don't want to be tempted to go down that road. Besides, there's so much more to life than partying. Too bad, it took a close brush with death for me to realize that.\n\nThere are some pretty good answers here... kvh's is among the best. Unfortunately, "doctor's" is not one of them. \n\nHope this helps.
842646
Its a difficult drug to come off of but I believe that people can be helped to fight it effectively ...I wont use the word cured as it is likely an addict will always have some addictive behaviours...;
1003097
I think that most addicts are pulled to drugs because of problems in life and it is so sad to waste a life like that. No one can help a drug addict until they want help themselves just like alcoholics. Its a terrible thing I'm sure it is so scary to be hooked on something like that. I have had problems in life but never turned to drugs. Guess they are the weaker ones. I hate the ones who try to get drugs in school that is terrible. Now I agree with you on that I think those people should be given the death penalty for that because to get a kid hooked on drugs they have taken a life just like killing someone.
806786
They may be but why not talk to them and deal with this addiction.  I really think that if this is all that you do at twenty one you should probably get some help.  The problem with a true addiciton is that it interferes negatively with all aspects of our lives and one is not able to mature and grow and they should be doing.  So maybe your parents threats are what will motivate you to deal with this disease.
799634
Clean, yes.  "cured" no way!  Like alcoholics, smokers, food addicts, or anorexias, a heroin addict maybe clean and recovering, but I can assure you that they are always an addict.  Godloveya both.
374806
Depends on which side you are: if you are a slave to something (e.g.addiction) then it is "from".\nIf you are free, then you have freedom "for": anything, even for getting addicted :)
752048
I have seen people resolve their co dependancy by transfering their additction to something else, aclohol, drugs, even sex, for the feeling of closeness to another person.  The first step from my understanding is to reslove the addictive personality.  Usually when one has an addiction it is from a traumatic experience, first exposure to something and trying to relive that experience, or simply a predisposition to dependancy.  That is what the therapy should focus on, the underlying issue, not the symptom of co dependancy.
954533
Yeah, that is truly an addiction.  But I am very happy to hear that you recognized it is a problem.  That is the first step in detox.  \n\nI suggest an inpatient detox program and going Narcotics Annoymous.  They may have suggests for a good detox program.  Doing it yourself at home can be pretty intense.