Why are there withdrawal symptoms, what is the difference in bodily reactions when for instance an alcoholic and a non-alcoholic person drinks?
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I once saw a documentary a long time ago that talked about what addiction is at a cellular level. And it was fascinating.
My memory could be way off. But what u remember is. Your cells have receptors that accept chemicals in your body. The more a receptor is used the more of them the cell will grow. To the point where the cell has no room for the receptors for the chemicals it needs to survive and do its job in your body.
So the act of becoming addicted to something is your cells growing too many receptors for whatever you are addicted to.
Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me on this can chime in. Because I would love to know more about this concept
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