Alcoholism and
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addiction has already spread at alarming rate in the 21st Century. One of the biggest
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about it is that only
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people and ethnic minorities are more likely to get addicted. But the truth is that addiction is
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to
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, color and socio-economic background.
People take drugs and alcohol because of the
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or relaxing effects they have on the body. But as the person develops a habit, the
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of the brain starts to change and adapt,
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more and more of the drug as it resists the discomfort of
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.
The brain controls behavior by
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actions that will ensure survival of the species. But the problem lies in the fact that some chemicals, like caffeine, alcohol and
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can
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brain reward systems directly,
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the sensory receptors mediating natural rewards. But other more
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drugs, such as heroine and cocaine, can produce a far more
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effect, so the addiction would be more
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.
Addictions are lifelong
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that are very hard to get rid of. Even some of the most skilled and
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people might become addicts even though they are fully
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of their harmful nature. The biggest killer is the person"s
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of his or her condition of getting slowly addicted.