The
Addiction Process
How we get addicted
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Described unhappy childhood, embattled family lives and intense job pressure.
%
Stated peer pressure, social anxiety, bad marriage, and fear as the major contributing factor
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Circumstantial Use
or
Experimental Use
Addictions cause neurotransmitter deficiencies and forces the brain to function without needed nutrients.
Four out of ten deaths are related to drug abuse
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Million people suffer annually from illnesses or injuries as a result of drug abuse. That’s more then all those affected by WWI.
Casual Use
- 2002 74%
- 2003 73%
- 2004 75%
- 2005 76%
- 2006 76%
- 2007 75%
- 2008 75%
- 2009 76%
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