Amphetamines commonly know as speed, although can go by other names such as whizz, base, billy and dexies are a type of drug which commonly has a stimulative effect on the user. Normally allowing them to stay awake and alert for very long periods of time. They often feel excited and have increased ...
People who smoke marijuana get a high followed by a sense of drowsiness which is extremely addictive. Marijuana is a very commonly abused drug thanks to widespread myths that it is "harmless" despite its many severe side effects and consequences from long term use. It also often acts as a ...
Nicotine addiction, or nicotine dependence is an addiction to tobacco products caused by the drug nicotine. Nicotine dependence means you can't stop using the substance, even though it's causing you harm. Nicotine produces physical and mood-altering effects in your brain that are ...
Alcohol becomes a problem when the costs of it outweigh any actual or perceived benefits. Drinking problems can very rapidly escalate into alcoholism, which is also called alcohol dependency syndrome. This often, but not always, begins with a person binge drinking - that is, drinking enormous ...
Addiction to various types of drugs is a form of what is called substance addiction. Substance dependency often involves a physical as well as psychological dependence on the addiction, meaning that the addict needs a drug in the same way they need food and water and will experience physical ...
Sex and love addiction, often referred to as SLA, can take a variety of forms. Sometimes addictions to sex and love are combined, and sometimes a person exhibits stronger symptoms of one than the other. A lot of sex and love addicts will exhibit a compulsion for sex and sexual activity, a habit of ...
Shopping addiction, also called compulsive shopping and omniomania, is one of the most socially "acceptable" behavioral addictions in the world. Shopping is a normal part of life but it becomes a problem when people start feeling compelled to buy things they don't need or even want, ...
Overeating is not just greed but a real and problematic eating disorder. It is also called compulsive eating or binge eating and normally means that the sufferer finds themselves going through episodes of consuming enormous amounts of food while feeling utterly powerless to stop. A lot of ...
