In addition to drugs and alcohol, we can also become addicted to behaviors. These resources will help you understand and manage your addictive personality.
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Does Alcohol and Other Drugs Increase the Risk of Suicide?
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Substance Use vs. Substance Abuse: What Are the Differences?
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What Is Substance Dependence?
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Signs of Cocaine Use and Intoxication
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What Are Meth Sores?
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What Is a Soda Addiction?
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Can You Be Addicted to Dopamine?
Porn addiction
How to Stop Watching Porn
Adderall addiction vs dependency
What to Know About Adderall Addiction
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Pornography and Depression: What's the Connection?
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Can You Be Addicted to Self-Help?
The Dangers of Ingesting Moonflower
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What Does It Mean if You Are Craving Ice?
Working at a table
How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Work
Man holding his head in his hands in front of a glass of alcohol; showing signs of a relapse
What to Do After a Relapse
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How Gambling Disorder Is Defined in the DSM-5
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Are Addictive Behaviors or Activities Real Addictions?
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What Is the CRAFT Approach to Substance Abuse Intervention?
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The Self-Medication Theory of Addiction
Paranoia can make you overly suspicious.
Paranoia Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
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Dilutional Hyponatremia or Water Intoxication
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The Risks of Having an Exercise Addiction
Excitement
How to Tell If You're an Adrenaline Junkie
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How a Food Addiction Develops
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Is Compulsive Shopping Really an Addiction?
Sugar
How Addictive Is Sugar Really?
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Allostasis and Addiction
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Does Stress Cause Addiction?
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Are Tattoos Addictive for Some People?
Teenagers selling and buying drugs
What Is Deviant Behavior?
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Asphyxiation and the Addiction Connection
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The Science Behind Runner's High and What to Do If You're Addicted
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Pyromania Causes and Treatment
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The Symptoms and Risks of Television Addiction
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Symptoms of Addiction
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Why People With Addiction Lie
Drug addiction crisis
Understanding Addiction and What It Feels Like to Be Addicted
Peer Pressure
What Is Peer Pressure?
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The Difference Between an Addiction and a Compulsion
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Problem Gambling and Gambling Addiction
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What to Know About Drug Dealers
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Signs You May Have a Gambling Addiction
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Best Alcohol Treatment Centers
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Best Drug Addiction Treatment Centers
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An Overview of Behavioral Addiction
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How Emotional Pain Affects Your Body
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Addiction and the Power of Denial
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Everything You Need to Know About Plastic Surgery Addiction
Sugar
How Long Do Sugar Withdrawal Symptoms Last?
Coffee for three
Caffeine Side Effects
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Caffeine Withdrawal Symptoms
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Caffeine, Stress and Your Health
Caffeine Addiction Symptoms and Withdrawal
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Excessive Social Media Use Comparable to Drug Addiction
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5 Tips to Help You Put Down Your Phone
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The Stress of Constantly Checking Your Phone
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5 Types of Internet Abuse Used in Cyberbullying
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What Is Video Game Addiction?
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10 Basic Netiquette Rules
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Is Video Game Addiction Really an Addiction?