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Addiction

Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces an immediate psychological reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repeated substance use produces long-lasting changes in brain networks involved in reward, executive function, stress…

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Complications
Overdose, suicide, blood-borne infection, cirrhosis, co-occurring psychiatric conditions
Frequency
c. 163 million people with a substance use disorder worldwide (2021), including c. 111 million with alcohol use disorder
Risk factors
Family history, adverse childhood experiences, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder
Specialty
Psychiatry, clinical psychology, toxicology, addiction medicine
Symptoms
Recurrent compulsion to engage in a rewarding activity despite negative consequences
Treatment
Cognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, medication

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Addiction

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Addiction

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related to External links · 16
Addiction → Brain, Drug Abuse, Genes, Genetics, Genomes, KEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia, Learn, National Institute, NIH, Nora Volkow, TEDMED, The Science, University, Utah, Why
related to ICD-11 · 15
Addiction → Diseases, Disorders, DSM-5, Episode, Harmful Pattern, Harmful Psychoactive Substance Use, ICD-11, Instead, International Classification, Psychoactive Substance Use, Substance Dependence, Substance Use Disorder, The, They, With
related to history · 14
Addiction → Benjamin Rush, Berlin, British, Comparable, Die Morphiumsucht, Eduard Levinstein, English, Habitual, In, Levinstein, Morbid Craving, Morphia, The American, Thomas Trotter
related to Behavioral addiction · 10
Addiction → Compulsive, Diagnostic, DSM-5-TR, Gambling, ICD-11, Sexual, Stanton Peele, Such, The, These
related to Environmental factors · 10
Addiction → Adverse, Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, Chronic, Drug Abuse, Environmental, Impaired, Many, Several, The National Institute, This
related to Food addiction · 10
Addiction → Critics, DSM-5, DSM-5-TR, Food, ICD-11, Most, Neither, Proponents, Whether, Yale Food Addiction Scale
related to Screening and assessment · 8
Addiction → Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment, ASSIST, CRAFFT, Distinct, Screening, TAPS, The DAST, The World Health Organization's
related to Substance use disorder · 8
Addiction → It, No, Phenomenological, Repeated, Substance, The, The DSM-5, Use
related to Complications · 7
Addiction → HIV, Injecting, Long-term, Loss, People, Psychiatric, The
related to DSM-5 · 7
Addiction → DSM, DSM-5, In, Internet, Problem, The, The DSM-5

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use drug substance disorder risk reward social alcohol behavior behavioral addictive disorders associated control people stress brain treatment factors substances

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AddictionComplicationsOverdose, suicide, blood-borne infection, cirrhosis, co-occurring psychiatric conditions1.00infobox
AddictionFrequencyc. 163 million people with a substance use disorder worldwide (2021), including c. 111 million with alcohol use disorder1.00infobox
AddictionRisk factorsFamily history, adverse childhood experiences, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder1.00infobox
AddictionSpecialtyPsychiatry, clinical psychology, toxicology, addiction medicine1.00infobox
AddictionSymptomsRecurrent compulsion to engage in a rewarding activity despite negative consequences1.00infobox
AddictionTreatmentCognitive behavioral therapy, behavior modification, medication1.00infobox
Addictionis aneuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behavior that produces an immediate psychological reward0.90text
discriminationinstance ofor of chronic social stress0.80text
poverty or housing insecurityinstance ofor of chronic social stress0.80text
are at increased risk of substance use disorders.Because stress interacts with reward circuitryinstance ofor of chronic social stress0.80text
decision-making systemsinstance ofor of chronic social stress0.80text
many treatment approaches incorporate stress-reduction strategiesinstance ofor of chronic social stress0.80text

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