Addiction is now understood to be a brain disease because scientific research has shown that alcohol and other drugs can change brain structure and function.

 Advances in brain imaging science make it possible to see inside the brain of an addicted person and pinpoint the parts of the brain affected by drugs of abuse — providing knowledge that will enable the development of new approaches to prevention and treatment.

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• Process Addiction no different to the compulsions that drive drug addiction and substance abuse.
• Addiction is motivated by two forces:
• Alcoholism is a chronic, progressive disease that changes the structure and function of the brain
• Chronic addiction disease requires long-term treatment. The brain pathways of addicts are altered; the interconnections in the brain are changed and can remain abnormal for months and even years
• Understanding the science behind chemical dependency enables us to effectively address what may seem like the unfixable insanity of addiction, but in truth, is a treatable medical condition.
• Process Addiction is a relatively new way of describing an addiction to an activity, or a process
• A process addiction refers to compulsive behavior, such as compulsive gambling, sexual addiction, eating disorders and spending addictions.
• Alcoholism is a brain disorder.
• Sex addiction is first and foremost a disease of the brain.
• EVOPROGRAM: demonstration of neural-circuit plasticity, could potentially help scientists develop new treatments for Addiction