Grandios Life : Providing Effective Addiction Counselling In San Diego
Addiction is at an all-time high in the United States. As per a study almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction. What’s startling is that even though our parents, children, family members, and friends are battling the disease of addiction most people are still confused about what addiction is. Many people believe it to be limited to drug abuse, however, one needs to understand that addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity, despite the substantial harm it now causes, because that involvement was (and may continue to be) pleasurable and/or valuable. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease, which is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain; they change its structure and how it works.” The clear symptoms of addiction that cause mental and physical disorders are : . An inability...