5 Underlying Reasons for Addiction

What Are 5 Underlying Reasons for Addiction? Addiction always stems from a root cause, also known as one of the reasons for addiction. It is extremely important to treat both the root cause of the addiction in addition to the physical addiction itself. Staying sober involves much more than just detoxing from drugs or alcohol and abstaining from them in the future. It also involves finding the underlying reasons for the addiction and treating that as well, so that it does not exacerbate the addiction in the future. This is why so many people fail when they attempt to quit using drugs or alcohol cold turkey. While there can be many underlying reasons for addiction, the 5 most common root causes are trauma, co-occurring disorders, genetic predisposition, sexual and gender issues, and being prescribed addictive medication. Someone suffering from addiction can experience one root cause, or they can experience many. Trauma When someone experiences a traumatic event, it can cause a domino effect of changes to the brain. One of these changes can include addiction. A traumatic event can include such things as a terrible car accident, the death of a loved one, combat, sexual abuse, physical abuse, verbal abuse, or some type of abuse or neglect occurring during childhood. Trauma can cause someone to have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which can cause many feelings of depression and anxiety and often leads to addiction or suicide. Trauma experienced during childhood can cause extremely ...
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