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    An Addiction Is an Addiction
    An Addiction Is an Addiction
    An Addiction Is an Addiction
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    An Addiction Is an Addiction

    By Lynetta

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    An Addiction is An Addiction is intended to inform individuals and families how addictions are part of all families. If you are not sure if you have an addiction read this book. If you think some one in your family have an addiction read this book. If you just like reading read this book. The book is an easy read and very educational. Both young and old has stated how they enjoyed reading this book.
    This book has been discussed on both radio and tv.If you want to be in the know read this book.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateNov 23, 2011
    ISBN9781468501124
    An Addiction Is an Addiction
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    Lynetta

    The author is a Licensed addiction counselor. She has a BA Degree in Social Work and is a Certified Domestic Violence Counselor. She chose to write this book to inform individuals that there are more addictions that drinking and other chemicals. It is important for individuals to know that An Addiction is an Addiction and any addiction can destroy your life. She hopes that this book will enlighten individual and shown them that there is help for addictions.

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      An Addiction Is an Addiction - Lynetta

      An Addiction

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      Is An Addiction

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      Lynetta

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      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2011 by Lynetta. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 11/18/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-0114-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-0113-1 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4685-0112-4 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011960540

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      PREFACE

      DISCLAIMER

      PART I

      CHAPTER 1

      CHAPTER 2

      CHAPTER 3

      PART II

      CHAPTER 4

      CHAPTER 5

      CHAPTER 6

      CHAPTER 7

      CHAPTER 8

      CHAPTER 9

      CHAPTER 10

      CHAPTER 11

      CHAPTER 12

      PART III

      CHAPTER 13

      REFERENCE

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      PREFACE

      Several years ago I was employed as director/instructor of a community college Substance Abuse Counseling Program. It was the responsibility of the instructor to secure textbooks for each class. However, I could not find a textbook to elaborate on subject matters addressing all addictions.

      This effect prompted me to develop a text that was comprehensive for the Special Addiction course. This text is intended to inform individuals and families, An Addiction is an Addiction, and how addictions are a part of all families. This book is intended for a textbook for social sciences courses, but it may be of interest to anyone that is interested in addictions.

      I am grateful to my students enrolled in the Special Addiction class at Southern University at Shreveport Louisiana for their comments, suggestions and encouragements to follow through with this book. An Addiction is An Addiction.

      DISCLAIMER

      This text was written in an attempt to share the author’s knowledge and experience with others interested in the field of addictions. This information is provided not to advocate or encourage the use or abuse of chemicals. While every effort have been made to ensure that the information reviewed in this text is accurate, this book is not designed for, nor should it be used as a guide to patient care. Rather, this information is reviewed to inform the reader of current trends in the field of addiction. This text is not intended as a guide to self-medication, and neither the author nor the publisher assumes any responsibility for individuals who attempt to use this text as a guide for treatment.

      PART I

      INTRODUCTION TO ADDICTION

      CHAPTER 1

      WHAT IS AN ADDICTION?

      There is controversy over what constitutes an addiction or an addictive behavior. Historically, addiction was defined on a model of compulsive, maladaptive drug/alcohol use. The repeated use of specific substance was thought to lead to patterns of maladaptive behavior and to physiological changes in the body. Excessive substance use that developed into a persistent pattern of destructive behavior that led to physiological dependence was called substance dependence or addiction, substance dependence involve the development of tolerance to the substance—meaning that the user requires increasing doses of a drug in order to attain the desired effect or high. It was also thought to involve withdrawal in which the substance—using individuals experience uncomfortable and at times harmful symptoms when they reduce or increase their intake of the drug.

      More recently, the notions of addiction have been expanded to include a variety of compulsive behaviors, including gambling, eating disorders, sexual addictions, and shopping. While there has been some controversy over whether these behaviors can be considered to be addictions—since physical/chemical addition is absent it has been found the behaviors themselves can lead to physiological changes.

      This, addiction is defined as the compulsive need to engage in and the ability to control certain behaviors despite their destructive consequence.

      Criteria for Substance

      Abuse and Substance Dependence

      Not everyone who tried drugs or regularly use drugs are dependent, some abuse substance. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV the criteria are:

      Criteria for Substance Abuse

      A. A maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a twelve (12) month period:

      1. recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to

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