What Is Addiction?
What Is Mental Illness?
Substance Addiction
Drug addiction also called substance use disorder is a disease characterized by the abuse or dependence of 1 or more substances including but not limited to alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and prescription medications. The disease affects an individual's brain and behavior ultimately leading to an inability to control usage resulting in damage to the person's health, relationships and daily functioning.
Addictive Behaviors
Addictive Behaviors are actions and behaviors that an individual feels compelled to repeat, even though they have a negative impact on their physical/mental health, relationships, and functionality. Addictive Behaviors may start out as making an individual feel good or bring short lapses of heightened emotion but ultimately lead to destruction. Types of addictive behaviors include but are not limited to: sex, gambling, food, work, and video games.
Mental Illness
Mental illnesses, or mental health disorders; are health conditions involving changes in thinking, behavior, mood, and emotion (or a combination of all 3.) When left untreated mental illness can cause extreme distress and discord in trying to function in work, social and daily activities. Mental illness is common, currently affecting 1 in 6 adults in the U.S.
What are The Negative Results?
