drug addiction

Drug addiction is a condition which arises due to frequent drug use. Addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior, the vulnerability to relapse, and the slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli. The three main stages of addiction are constant cravings and preoccupation with obtaining the substance; using more of the substance than necessary to experience the intoxicating effects; and experiencing tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, and decreased motivation for normal life activities.



Articles Related to drug addiction

PRISM Awards Acknowledge Substance Abuse Portrayals in Cinema

Each year, the nonprofit organization Entertainment Industries Council (EIC), in collaboration with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), hosts a prestigious award ceremony for the entertainment industry unlike any other. EIC’s Prism Awards acknowledge works of...
May 7th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Drug Addiction Growing in Afghanistan

Over the past five years the number of drug users in Afghanistan has increased from 920,000 to over 1.5 million, the spokesman of the Ministry of Counter-Narcotics (MCN), Zalmai Afzali, told IRIN.
April 21st, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Beyoncé Offers Cosmetology Training for Recovering Addicts

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her mother, Tina Knowles, came to Brooklyn last week to announce the funding and opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, which provides a seven-month cosmetology course for recovering addicts.
March 9th, 2010 | Addiction in the Media | Read More

Caution: Entering the Drug Addict’s Spin Zone

Drug addicts will lie and tell you anything they think you want to hear, or that they feel they have to say at the moment. This isn’t a fantasy. It’s a fact. Even the most docile, mild-mannered, unassuming person can’t control what comes out of their mouth once they’re in the grip of addiction....
December 30th, 2009 | | Read More

Aerosmith Frontman Steven Tyler May Be Abusing Drugs

Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford told rockradio.com that he believes singer Steven Tyler is still struggling with a drug problem.
November 19th, 2009 | Research & News | Read More

New Research Suggests that Decisions are Driven by Expectations of Pleasure

Scientists have discovered that a reward chemical in the brain plays a key role in choices such as where to go on vacation. The neurotransmitter dopamine, which helps transmit signals between nerve cells, is linked to reward-seeking behavior, and generates pleasant feelings that are associated with sex,...
November 13th, 2009 | Research & News | Read More

Melanie Griffith’s Battle with Addiction

Melanie Griffith, back in rehab for the third time since 1988, knows the challenges of getting and staying sober all too well. People Magazine’s Eunice Oh writes that her third stint marks what has been an on-again, off-again battle with addiction for the past three decades.
August 27th, 2009 | Types of Addiction | Read More