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    The document discusses the causes of addiction, including genetic predisposition and social factors that influence dopamine secretion in the brain. It describes addictive behavior as habitual drug use where the user craves the drug, cannot control their usage, requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect, and experiences withdrawal symptoms without it. Other factors that contribute to addiction are also mentioned.

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    The document discusses the causes of addiction, including genetic predisposition and social factors that influence dopamine secretion in the brain. It describes addictive behavior as habitual drug use where the user craves the drug, cannot control their usage, requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect, and experiences withdrawal symptoms without it. Other factors that contribute to addiction are also mentioned.

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    The document discusses the causes of addiction, including genetic predisposition and social factors that influence dopamine secretion in the brain. It describes addictive behavior as habitual drug use where the user craves the drug, cannot control their usage, requires increasing amounts to achieve the same effect, and experiences withdrawal symptoms without it. Other factors that contribute to addiction are also mentioned.

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    This is a good summary (in pdf format).

    Unfortunately some of the links one is to the mouse party do not


    open all the time.
    http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/cchriste/03%20E4%20Neurotransmitters%20and%20Synapses%20for%20web.pdf

    This is from Click4 Biology

    E.4.6 Discuss the causes of addiction, including genetic predisposition,


    social factors and dopamine secretion
    Psychoactive drugs are often associated with addictive behaviour. Addiction includes habitual
    behaviour in which the drug taker:

    Craves the use of the drug


    Cannot exercise self control in limiting the taking of the drug
    Habituation means that increasing quantities must be taken to achieve the same mental
    conditions.
    Show side effects of talking the drug and withdrawal behaviour if unable to satisfy the
    craving.

    Other issues in addiction:

    http://click4biology.info/c4b/e/E4.htm

    This is a blog page which is very complete.


    http://blog.canacad.ac.jp/bio/BiologyIBHL2/5044.html

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