Addiction operates on two levels – the physical addiction in which the body becomes physiologically dependent on a substance, but also psychological addiction.

Addiction operates on two levels – the physical addiction in which the body becomes physiologically dependent on a substance, but also psychological addiction. If the former is unpleasant, it’s the latter which I learnt is the hardest to beat. It provides neurobiological satisfaction, structure and order to an otherwise order-less world. But the problem is that the pleasure-seeking principle is hard-wired into our brains, so we learn that certain behaviours will result in a sense of satisfaction. We are all potential addicts.

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