What Is Addiction? What Causes Addiction?

People with an addiction do not have control over what they are doing,
taking or using. Their addiction may reach a point at which it is harmful.
Addictions do not only include physical things we consume, such as
drugs or alcohol, but may include virtually anything, such abstract
things as gambling to seemingly harmless products, such as chocolate
- in other words, addiction may refer to a substance dependence.
When a person is addicted to something they cannot control how they
use it, and become dependent on it to cope with daily life.

What is the difference between a habit and an

addiction?
Addiction - there is a psychological/physical component; the
person is unable to control the aspects of the addiction without help
because of the mental or physical conditions involved.

Habit - it is done by choice. The person with the habit can

choose to stop, and will subsequently stop successfully if they want
to. The psychological/physical component is not an issue as it is with
an addiction.

Is simply - with a habit you are in control of your choices, with an

addiction you are not in control of your choices.

 There are many kinds of addictions, and these

are some
Video games addiction
Video game addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use
of computer games or video games, which interferes with a person's everyday life.

Drugs addiction
Is a dependence on a legal or illegal drug or medication. Keep in mind that alcohol and
nicotine are legal substances, but are also considered drugs.

Work addiction
Work addiction is the inability to stop the behavior. It often stems from a compulsive
need to achieve status and success, or to escape emotional stress. Work addiction is
often driven by job success and is common in people who can be described as
perfectionists.

What Are The Causes Of Addiction?

The addictive substance, be it nicotine, alcohol or some drug actually causes

physical changes in some nerve cells in the brain.

Video game addiction may present, itself as compulsive game-playing; social

isolation; mood swings; diminished imagination; and hyper-focus on in-game
achievements, to the exclusion of other events in life.
Work addiction,