Am I drug or alcohol dependent or addicted?

Drug dependence occurs when the body has become accustomed to a particular drug. Over time, the body needs steady or increasing levels of this drug to remain in the body, in order for the body to function normally. The body has adapted to needing the drug.

With addiction, the body has developed such a severe need for the drug that it begins to have increasingly negative effects on not only the physical state of the person, but also in the psychological, emotional and social areas. With addiction, a person does whatever they need to do in order to score their next drink, or next drug, regardless of the consequences.

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Who becomes addicted to drugs? What is the difference between abuse and addiction? Can you get hooked on any drug? Am I dependent or addicted? My doctor gives me the prescriptions, so how can I be addicted? What are the signs of addiction? What are triggers? What are the signs of drug abuse? What are the warning signs of drug and alcohol use? (for parents) What are the warning signs of relapse? Why do teens abuse drugs? What are the symptoms of withdrawal? What are the stages of addiction? Should I have a relapse plan? What is the cycle of addiction in teens? What drugs are most commonly used? What is detox? What is an intervention? Is intervention helpful for all addicts? I’m addicted to both drugs and alcohol, isn’t that too difficult to treat? Aren’t there only a few ways to treat addiction?

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