Addiction Help: Tolerance

Monday, April 27, 2015

You have been taking x amount of drug x over a certain amount of time and pleasure decreases or plateaus, in order to get same pleasurable sensation, or experience you must take more or escalating dosages.

Definition from ASAM

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.

Addiction is characterized by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioral control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.

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Monday, April 27, 2015

Tolerance

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