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Item: Addictions -> Category: Health -> Author: DF -> Revision: 12/05/2008
Types of addictions

Drug Addiction

 

It is a chronic disease that progressively efecta that suffers. If this disease is not likely to cause death.

 

It consists in the consumption of a substance that affects the central nervous system and brain, causing changes in behavior and in the trial.

 

The unit is the need for the drug addict to consume drugs. It can be of two types:

 

·  Physics: when the individual stops taking drugs changes in their physical appearance. Passes for example in the state of abstinence.

 

·  Counseling: occurs when the guy takes drugs because it produces euphoria. When not making emotional experiencing a decline.

 

Alcoholism

 

Consists of abusive consumption of alcoholic beverages with the same unit. This dependence on alcohol to the individual physical and mental well as in the panorma work and family.

 

Like drug addiction, alcoholism has physical and psychological dependencies, which are presented and affect the individual in the same way as drugs.

 

Alcohol consumption produces two types of poisonings:

 

·  Acute: ingestion of large amounts of alcohol.

 

·  Chronicle: ingestion of a large quantity of alcohol in protracted.

 

At present there are many associations across Spain to help these people. Foremost among these is primarily Alcoholics Anonymous.

 

Smoking

 

It is the addiction to snuff. This is due to the fact that between its components is that nicotine is an addictive substance and stimulating. In large quantities it is a powerful poison.

 

It is a leading cause of death worldwide. Its effects include the reduction of oxygen that reaches the brain due to increased carbon dioxide.

 

Ludopatía

 

It is a disorder consisting of the need to play contininuamente. It is recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its international classification of diseases.

 

For ludópatas gambling is a disease that is an obsession and a loss of control. In Spain there are more than half a million affected by this problem.

 

Cleptomanía

 

Like the gambling addiction is a disease obesesión. It consists of the compulsive need to steal without the required stolen for personal use or for their economic value.

 

People who steal feel tension at the time of entering into a store or shopping mall, which can only be countered with theft. Subsequently reach a welfare state.

 

There are three types of cleptómanos:

 

·  Esporádico: that steals time.

 

·  Episódico: suffers periods of theft and then for some time activity.

 

·  Chronicle: compulsively steals.




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