When it comes to addiction, there is always a strong focus on the addiction itself rather than the circumstances that led to the addiction. In these cases, the addiction may be resolved, but only temporarily, as the circumstances still remain. This is much like a focus on defeating Mr. Hyde when Dr. Jekyll is the one who created Mr. Hyde. You can’t beat Hyde without beating Jekyll. 

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This is a difficult question to answer. Tough love can be an effective tool in an intervention to challenge a friend or family member to fight their addiction, but it also can be a deterrent. Depending on the personality and circumstances of the addict, tough love can have a positive or negative effect on the situation, so it is definitely a strategy that should be communicated carefully. 

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Temptation is something that we all experience every day. We have sworn never to touch chocolate ice cream again, but we always find ourselves tempted at the grocery store to partake of the delicious dessert. Sometimes we give in, and we know we shouldn’t, but it’s hard to beat a temptation every time. 

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What exactly is it that causes addiction on a biological level? Basically, when a drug is abused, the body becomes imbalanced. The body is imbalanced in such a way that it builds a dependency for the drug. This dependency causes a sense of depression or physical pain when withdrawal occurs, further solidifying the addiction. 

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Depression can be a symptom of an addiction. While it is obviously not the only symptom, it is one of the more dangerous symptoms due to its drive for further addiction. Depression is the leading cause of addiction because of the downward spiral it creates. 

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This is a question that is often asked with an expectation of there being an easy answer. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. A lot of different circumstances and situations come into play when it comes to addiction. You can’t depend on any particular reason to be the source of your addiction. There isn’t a generic equation to the problem that applies to everyone. 

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Physical and mental abuse is often viewed as something from one person to another. With good reason, this is the most common form of abuse. But more often than is considered, self-abuse due to a drug addiction can be just as dangerous and destructive to a family. 

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Everyone thinks that their problem is different than everyone else’s. Their addiction is a completely different problem than the person sitting next to them. The truth is, their addiction is the same, it’s their situation that is different. Everyone has different motives, situations, and stories that lead them down the path that they are at, but sometimes we can arrive at the same problem. 

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As so many philosophers say, there is a cause and effect to everything. Just as there is a cause and effect to getting up and going to work, there is a cause and effect to addiction. There is a cause that drove the effect of addiction. Whatever situation, there was inevitably something that caused the addiction effect. 

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Constant improvement from addiction doesn’t come when you’re by yourself. Relapsing often is a situation that occurs when you are in a situation trying to beat addiction by yourself. You can be constantly going up and down like a heart beat on a monitor if you try to beat addiction alone. 

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Calluses form when our skin hardens due to constant irritation or pressure. Calluses are designed to protect the body, to be a shield that keeps the body from further harm. Calluses are a response to harmful effects, it is the shield that develops over time in defense of a consistent assailant. 

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