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When Is Someone Considered A Drug Addict?

An addict is someone that can t stop taking a drug (or other behavioral problems), Dependency upon a drug for the release of feel good dopamine stems from a number of things, Females get there dopamine from there love partner, well until there partner leaves them, not saying that all females are this way, If life for humans is dull, and those that are trap in a routine life, are they consider dependents, and would they fall under the condition of maintenance, for there dopamine release??? Thank you for your time and consideration...
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Addiction is when thinking is messed up on taking drugs. People with messed up thinking get addicted quite easily (schizophrenics, maniacs). Then, there are multiple mechanisms in men and women. One of the main ones is when the drug is extra good. While only 5% of the population gets paradoxically more alert/awake/energetic from narcotics (greek for "sleep"), 50% of those in my addiction program have this.
So, people can get hooked by finding something that is just very very good. People can get hooked by having the withdrawal being very unpleasant (cigarettes for example). They can get hooked when they are just used to taking it with friends under certain circumstances.
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When Is Someone Considered A Drug Addict?

Addiction is when thinking is messed up on taking drugs. People with messed up thinking get addicted quite easily (schizophrenics, maniacs). Then, there are multiple mechanisms in men and women. One of the main ones is when the drug is extra good. While only 5% of the population gets paradoxically more alert/awake/energetic from narcotics (greek for sleep ), 50% of those in my addiction program have this. So, people can get hooked by finding something that is just very very good. People can get hooked by having the withdrawal being very unpleasant (cigarettes for example). They can get hooked when they are just used to taking it with friends under certain circumstances.