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PSYCHOLOGY

OF ADDICTION

By: Jawad Haqani

Addiction is a physical and psychological dependence and compulsive

engagement of a substance or behavior that creates disorder and

chaos in one’s life, and the lives of those connected to the individual.

Addictive behavior patterns are repeated and become predictable in their

regularity and excess.

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WHAT IS ADDICTION

Definitions

An inability to stop doing or using something, especially

something harmful.

Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of

relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery

activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature

death.”

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)

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TYPES OF ADDICTION EARLIER

• Alcohol

• Tobacco / cigarette

• Zarda

• Opioid

• Gambling

• Ganja

• Tranquilizers

• Inhalants

• Sex

• Drugs

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TYPES OF ADDICTION NOW

Earlier • Alcohol

• Tobacco / cigarette

• Zarda

• Opioid

• Gambling

• Ganja

• Tranquilizers

• Inhalants

• Sex

• Drugs

Now• Internet

• Video games

• Eating disorders

• Shopping

• Exercise

• Work

• Social media

• Television• PORNOGRAPHY

• 4.9% of the world's adult population suffer from alcohol

addiction

• 22.5% of adults in the world smoke tobacco products

• Drug use disorder is around 2 % among people

aged 20-29

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GLOBAL STATISTICS ON ADDICTION

• 0.85% of the population had a drug use (excluding

alcohol) disorder in 2016

• 6% addiction rate is estimated for the internet addiction

• Worldwide, Gaming addiction ranges from 7% to 11%

• Global rates of problem Gambling is 1.5%

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WHO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADDICTION

• Addiction can develop in anyone and at anytime,

regardless of age, socioeconomic status or cultural

background

• Teens & young adults are more inclined to take

risks

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HABIT AND AN ADDICTION

The line between things that are habitual and those which are

addictive is the fact that

1. Habits are actions by choice and can be stopped anytime

2. Addictive behavior is a repetitive process that is used to

distract from feelings like discomfort, pain and trauma.

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WHAT HAPPENS TO AN ADDICT

• Addiction release powerful chemicals called endorphins in the

brain which allows people to feel pleasure

• Which reinforces the behavior and the addict will constantly

engage in those behaviors

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• However, the real source of their stress & anxiety is not being

addressed in fact it grows overtime

• As a result, those who are addicted are not aware of the damage

their behavior is creating in their environment

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1. It is appetitive, want more and more each time

2. Creates dependence

3. Instigates behavior resistant to change

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THE CRITICAL DIMENSIONS FOR AN ADDICTION

• Drugs affect the brain's "reward circuit," causing euphoria as well as

flooding it with the chemical messenger dopamine

• Dopamine in the reward circuit cause the reinforcement of pleasurable

but unhealthy behaviors like taking drugs, leading people to repeat the

behavior again and again

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BRAIN AND ADDICTION

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LONG-TERM USE OF DRUGS AFFECTS THE BRAIN

Long-term use also causes changes in other brain chemical systems and circuits as well, affecting functions that include:

• Learning

• Judgment

• Decision-making

• Stress

• Memory

• Behavior

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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS & DRUG ADDICTIONS

Behavioral addiction Drug Addiction

Becoming obsessively preoccupied

with an activity, objectBecoming obsessively preoccupied

with substance or drugs

Unable to control their own behavior are unable to refrain from their

addictive drugs

Continues to engage in the behavior,

even though it results in a continued

accumulation of problems and negative

outcomes

Continues to engage in use of

substance, even though it results in a

continued accumulation of problems

and negative outcomes

Reward and related brain pathways in

behavioral addictions are almost same

Reward and related brain pathways in

behavioral addictions are almost same

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Porn addiction in India

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Porn addiction in India

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Porn addiction in India

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Porn addiction in India

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Porn addiction in India

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Porn addiction in India

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Porn addiction in India - Muslim component

• Spent your 2 hours on W.I.R.Q.S.

• Cut down your phone usage up to 1 hour maximum Everyday

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PRENETIVE MEASURES

• Porn is not Sex, they are two different things

• Have empathy with the kids, they are VICTIMS and are suffering,

DON’T treat them like CRIMINALS

• Understand the gravity of the situation, FACE IT SQUARELY

• DONOT brush it under the carpet, like it’s a trivial issue

• DONOT live in this perpetual state of denial

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POINTS TO REMEBER

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