Addiction

Introduction: Addiction

Addiction: Any of various addictions to substances or activities. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Addiction is available below.

Symptoms of Addiction

• Uncontrolled cravings
• Obsessive thought about the addiction
• Energy focused on the addiction
• Absenteeism
• School truancy

See full list of 12 symptoms of Addiction

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Addiction:

• Home Drug Tests
  • Home Marijuana Tests
  • Home Cocaine Tests
  • Home Alcohol Tests
  • Hair Drug Screening Tests
  • Methamphetamine Tests
  • Opiate Drug Tests
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Tests
  • Multiple Drug Screening Kits
• Smoking-Related Disorders: Home Testing:
  • Nicotine Home Tests
  • Home Lung Function Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Addiction

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Addiction?

• Misdiagnosis of Addiction

Causes of Addiction

Read more about causes of Addiction.

More information about causes of Addiction:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Addiction (33 listings)
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Addiction

Treatments for Addiction

• Psychotherapy
• Group therapy
• Aversion therapy
• Drug therapy

Read more about treatments for Addiction

Videos for Addiction

Patient Surveys for Addiction

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Addiction
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Types of Addiction

• Alcoholism
• Gambling addiction
• Drug addiction
• Nicotine addiction
• Exercise addiction

See full list of 9 Types of Addiction

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Definitions of Addiction:

Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)