@colic2bullsgirlore wrote:blaming the "drug" is an addicts excuse. (gotta love the western culture that still categorizes "drugs" separately from the
other "drugs" Mr Nicoteen and Mr Al K Hall and uses phrases like "Repeatedly abusing drugs or alcohol" instead of
just ""Repeatedly abusing drugs" western society likes to still separate alcohol from what it is a :"legal drug"
(and therein lies part of the problem)
barring/making the drug illegal just hides the problem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
...but it is still there just that organized crime makes more money out of it
Addiction regardless of the medium/subject can be related to genetics...... all addiction
http://www.addictionsandrecovery.org/is-addiction-a-disease.htm
Why are there genes for addiction? We all have the genetic predisposition for addiction because there is an evolutionary advantage to that.
When an animal eats a certain food that it likes, there is an advantage to associating pleasure with that food so that the animal will look for that food in the future.
In other words the potential for addiction is hardwired into our brain.
Everyone has eaten too much of their favorite food even though they knew it wasn't good for them.
Although everyone has the potential for addiction, some people are more predisposed to addiction than others. Some people drink alcoholically from the beginning.
Other people start out as a moderate drinker and then become alcoholics later on.
How does that happen?
Repeatedly abusing drugs or alcohol permanently rewires your brain. If you start out with a low genetic predisposition for addiction, you can still end up with an addiction.
If you repeatedly abuse drugs or alcohol because of poor coping skills, then you'll permanently rewire your brain.
Every time you abuse alcohol, you'll strengthen the wiring associated with drinking, and you'll chase that buzz even more.
The more you chase the effect of alcohol, the greater your chance of eventually developing an addiction.
Your genes are not your destiny. The 50% of addiction that is caused by poor coping skills is where you can make a difference. Lots of people have come from addicted families but managed to overcome their family history and live happy lives. You can use this opportunity to change your life.
the problem is the non recognition in the general community that an addictive personality without treatment will find a
way to satisfy their cravings whether it is drug abuse or possibly abuse/addiction in a completely different facet of their life
http://www.lifeworkscommunity.com/news/blog/the-genetics-of-a-sex-addict.html
