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Old 07-08-2011, 07:40 PM
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Soberpotamus
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Originally Posted by Zencat
I too see addiction as a brain disorder, some say brain disease. Addiction hijacks the limbic region, making drug seeking thoughts and behaviors on the same plane as seeking food/water for basic survival.
That's what I tend to think also, Zencat... a brain dysfunction or disorder. At least, that's one aspect of it...

I think sometimes people want to easily explain something like addiction as either all spiritual, all cognitive/behavioral, all physical disorder, etc... It's just way more complicated and encompasses all these areas I think. It's just not ALL anything.
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