SUBS606: Biological Aspects of Addiction and Recovery
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SUBS606: Biological Aspects of Addiction and Recovery
Addiction is a collective explanation for situations in which anyone continues to engage in reward-seeking behavior, whether or not it is suitable for health. Recovery from addiction involves actively seeking behavior that improves the physical, psychological, and social health of addicts. Various factors make it easy for people to engage in addiction, including biological factors. This paper explores genetic and psychological factors that influence addiction and recovery.
The brain changes with any addictive substances anyone takes, and the more one exposes themselves, the more disruptive it is to the brain. The addictive substance takes captive the brain regions that make it possible for individuals to survive addictions and makes them captive to the implications (Martins et al., 2021). A healthy brain rewards good healthy behavior by switching brain circuits that make people feel wonderful. It also pushes one to shun unhealthy behaviors by making one feel alarmed. Similarly, addictive substances take advantage of this mechanism by rewarding addictive behavior with feelings like pleasure and happiness when one takes them and alarms the body when they are not in the system. Drugs and alcohol also damage the prefrontal cortex and make addicts fail to recognize the substances’ harmful effects on their bodies.
Addiction is also linked to particular genetics, but not necessarily all addicts come from similar genetic pools. The biological model asserts that each person has a unique physiology, and people vary in the degree to which they like particular substances or activities (Mentalhelp, n.d.). Some people may have a deficiency in the capacity to resist certain types of impulsive prompts. Genetic variations predispose specific individuals to the respective addictive substances and make them captive to the feelings they elicit. Recovery calls for individuals to identify the variations in the brain and genes that predispose people to addictive behaviors and address them. Treatment methods educate individuals on their genetic variations to help them accept their risk factors, emphasizing abstinence as the only proper method of avoiding addiction.
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Martins, J. S., Joyner, K. J., McCarthy, D. M., Morris, D. H., Patrick, C. J., & Bartholow, B. D. (2021). Differential brain responses to alcohol‐related and natural rewards are associated with alcohol use and problems: Evidence for reward dysregulation. Addiction Biology, 27(2). https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.13118
Mentalhelp. (n.d.). Biological causes of addiction. Mental Health, Depression, Anxiety, Wellness, Family & Relationship Issues, Sexual Disorders & ADHD Medications. https://mentalhelp.net
SUBS606: Biological Aspects of Addiction and Recovery