Introduction
Addiction is an illness in which a person seeks and consumes a substance, such as alcohol, tobacco or a drug, despite the fact that it causes harm. In order to fully understand addiction, we must first understand why or how one could become addicted. Peer pressure, curiosity, attraction, release of inhibitions and relaxation are some of the reason of addiction. There are many types of addictions, but the focus in this paper will be drug and alcohol abuse.
Alcohol and other drug dependence are a primary, chronic, progressive and potentially fatal disease. Its effects are systemic, predictable and unique. Without intervention and treatment, the disease runs an inexorable course marked by progressive crippling of mental, physical, and spiritual functioning with a devastating impact on all sectors of life- social, family, financial, vocational, educational, moral/spiritual, and legal.
Drug Addiction is a complex illness. For many people, drug addiction becomes......

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Title: Addictions
Approximate Word Count: 1640
Approximate Pages: 7 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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