Addiction is the obsessive-compulsive desire to consume a substance to reach a state of enhanced pleasure regardless of health consequences. Addiction is a behavior dictated by conscious and unconscious mental emotional components. Consciously the addicted person feels that he is unable to cope with stressful circumstances in his life and wants to avoid them. The addict may be a pleasure seeker and may not have developed skills to move through difficulties. He may have learnt during his childhood to cope with stress with substance abuse modeling his friends or family. The substance abuser cannot cope with feelings of failure and/or does not have the resources or the hardiness to fight. He is usually unaware of his belief system. In this episode, Ian & Dr. Baylac discuss various aspects of the behavioral, biochemical & health consequences of addiction.
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