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Why Addiction is Considered a Chronic Brain Disease
Medically Reviewed Article from Very Well Mind by Buddy T
Why Addiction is Considered a Chronic Brain Disease
From the article on Very Well Mind, "Addiction affects your brain's reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry to the extent that your motivations are altered so that your addictive behaviors replace healthy, self-care behaviors."
This article discusses how addiction is a chronic brain disease rather than a behavioral problem.
