What Makes An Addiction?
Physically Addictive substances used daily can bring these uncomfortable physical symptoms.
Withdrawals
The oldest known intoxicating substance used specifically for recreational purposes (even dating back to biblical times).
The essential inner drive, focus, and desire, that brings about positive change and attainment of goals.
Motivation
A strong addictive urge that can pull you in a way you may not want to go if you are not careful.
Craving
This iconic musician is one of the top earning dead celebrities today, still earning over 50 million a year for his music despite dying from complications of prescription drug addiction back in 1977.
Elvis Presley
It takes more and more of a substance to get the same effect, which often fuels the desire and need for using larger amounts.
Tolerance
Opiates/Opioids
The ability to look inside yourself honestly and truthfully: Self Awareness is called....
Insight
You may have went backwards a little bit, but still you didn't completely relapse...
Setback
This world famous movie star shocked the world in 1962 from a barbiturate overdose which some say was accidental, some say was suicide and others say was murder.
Marilyn Monroe
Failure to recognize the truth about a problem, particularly an addiction, is often referred to as this...
Denial
Even though life may be spiraling out of control with dependency clearly increasing, some people may believe that they are not addicted just because they may be obtaining drugs this legal medical way.
Prescriptions
Something just about everyone needs when overcoming a difficult challenge, because it is so difficult to do it alone.
Support
Some people may try to deal with substance use issues by attempting to use less, or change to a less harmful substance. If that isn't working, you may need to consider this more basic old option.
Abstinence
This artist was referred to as the King of Pop, died due to complications from prescription drugs in 2009.
Michael Jackson
Every bad choice we make can mean we have to face these later. Addiction can cause people to foolishly ignore these repeatedly.
Consequences
The vast majority of people who use this legal plant use it as often as 10-20 times per day despite knowing it is the number one killer of all addictive substances in the world.
Tobacco
Building insight and motivation lead to this powerful experience defined by a strong sense of positive mental stimulation to try to make things better.
Inspiration
Medication or MAT
Singer of one of the most popular grunge bands in the 1990's shot himself in the head in 1994 at the age of 27, while being addicted to heroin.
Kurt Cobain
When you spend too much, use too much or too often and life problems are steadily piling up, it is a good sign you have lost this...
Control
Stimulants such as cocaine, speed, and methamphetamine, when taken for long periods can induce a mental state of hallucinations and extreme paranoid delusions called...
Psychosis
If you find and discover this, it can help you define your goals and add meaning and direction in your life.
Purpose
They say relapse doesn't suddenly happen out of nowhere. It's not an event, it is often much more of a gradual ________.
Process
John Belushi was a legendary actor and comedian who shocked the world when he overdosed and died from mixing cocaine and heroin in 1982, which was at the height of his fame. He was on the original lineup of what longstanding TV show that still airs today?
Saturday Night Live