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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Dependencies and its Treatment

Luvy Luvy

Abstract


Any behavior can become addictive, while most addictive are those offering a quick reward coupled with a spike in brain dopamine levels. Gambling including Internet poker and sports betting, is some of the most common behavioral addictions. Drug dependence is a far-reaching issue which extends to society entire beyond the individual. While numerous drugs have addictive characteristics, the range of this evaluation is restricted to crack cocaine – how the body, particularly the mesolimbic dopamine system, is affected by alcohol impacts, biological alterations, and the importance of dopamine concentrations to addictive susceptibility.


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Addiction, Addictive Behavior, Psychology, Psychological Changes, Substance Abuse, Substance Addiction

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