AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Those who abuse drugs and alcohol still have control over their lives, while those with an addiction have a disease that affects many aspects of their life. People with addiction may seem to only have an abuse problem, when in reality their life is beginning to fall apart.

Detailed explanation-2: -Drug addiction, also called substance use disorder, is a disease that affects a person’s brain and behavior and leads to an inability to control the use of a legal or illegal drug or medicine. Substances such as alcohol, marijuana and nicotine also are considered drugs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Withdrawal – physical and psychological symptoms that occur when someone stops using an addictive substance. Detoxification – the physical process of freeing the body of an addictive substance.

Detailed explanation-4: -A person’s genes, the action of the drug, peer pressure, emotional distress, anxiety, depression, and environmental stress can all be factors. Many who develop a substance use problem have depression, attention deficit disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or another mental problem.