Drug addiction is a condition that refers to individual dependence on a psychoactive substance, acting on the central nervous system (CNS), resulting in modifications and alterations in both the conduct of the person, the emotional, perceptual and rational.
Addiction is not something that is achieved from one moment to another, or with an occasional or casual use of any drug. But is the result of habitual use, steady and large quantities of a substance. Similarly, whether consumption is frequent and plentiful, there are other factors that will determine the eventual dependence on the substance.
Personal aspects of the consumer, their tolerance to the drug consumed and its sensitivity to it, are agents that also come into play when possible addiction, and the type of drug that, in addition to the above points, can generate different types of dependence: physical dependence or psychological dependence.
What causes addiction?
It is impossible to determine or refer to a particular cause in relation to drug addiction. While there may be similarities between an addict and another at the time of its association with drugs, no factors common to all.
The causes that lead a person to the continuing need for use of a drug, have roots in different planes of life, whether personal, familial, social, employment, among others. It is common for abusers, presenting for treatment and rehabilitation stages, substantive issues can be considered as the cause, both of which can be taken as a consequence of addiction.
Whatever the dependence of an addict, whatever the type of drug consumed, there are treatments for recovery. These should be accompanied by medical supervision, in the same way that therapy, seeking to find the deepest points mentioned, the factors that led to the consumption and dependence. In most cases, the drug is not the root of the problem but a serious consequence.
