Don’t diseases manifest in the body or mind? In the case of addictions, isn’t it essentially a reaction to using drugs?
I understand addictions in the sense of preexisting mental illnesses like compulsive behaviors or genetic predispositions passed down in a family tree like alcoholism or schizophrenia.
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Addiction can actually change how the brain is wired over time. It causes physical changes to the body that help reinforce the behavior. Which is why it can take years for someone to get over it and even then they are never truly over it.
https://www.nature.com/articles/522S50a
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