Habit and addiction can be categorized as the same thing
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Habit is when you do something on a daily basis without psychological or physiological reasons. Addiction, on the other hand, happens when you get dependent on a substance for psychological or physiological reasons.
Addiction can happen at any age to anyone
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Although young people are more likely to get addicted to substances, it can happen to anyone at any age, whether old or young.
Addiction can only happen for drugs, alcohol and cigarettes
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It is a myth that people can get addicted only to drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. People can also get addicted to caffeine, gaming, internet, social media, sex, pornography and cough syrups.
Every addictive substance has different withdrawal symptoms
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Withdrawal symptoms are different for every substance. For example, alcohol withdrawal symptoms include tremors, irritability, vomiting and nausea while for cigarettes they are lack of concentration, fatigue and headaches.
Addiction can be treated by:
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The treatment for addiction is a combination of medication and psychotherapy. However, for them to work, the patient needs to be committed to overcome his/her addiction.
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