Types of Addiction

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Common Types of Addictions

The most commonly known types of addiction are those to alcohol and. However, many people struggle with other types of addiction. Some of the most common addictions include:

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Nicotine Addiction

It's not the smoking, but the addiction to nicotine that make's it so hard to quit. Nicotine is an addiction that comes in many forms. Today smoking is less tolerated and those who smoke become targets. Quitting is always an option: again and again.

Food Addiction

We're beefing up. Sedentary behavior has taken over as we focus on the smells and experience of televised food shows. Food has become more than a compulsion. There are definite health risks.

Video Game Addiction

Video game addiction? Yes, this is one of the fastest growing types of addiction. Some folks get caught up in the world of video games and take it very seriously. The claims are the same: they can walk away any time. They just don't choose to and become ensnared.

Internet Addiction

The increasing popularity of the Internet has been accompanied by a rise in Internet addiction. Whether people are ensnared in chat, forums, web surfing or other online pursuits, the time spent in front of the computer can escalate into addiction territory. Internet addiction is often accompanied by other types of addictions, such as an addiction to video games, porn, or online gambling.

Sex Addiction

For many people, sex is an addiction. Conquests become never-ending. The range of behaviors includes relation-hopping and mistaken addictions to what passes for love, where those affected look for love in all the wrong places and people.

Shopping Addiction

Shopping an addiction? As credit cards proliferate, plastic’s urge to spurge has become a full-blown addiction with a range of addictive behaviors. Shopping addiction affects families and relationships as well as finances and credit ratings.


 


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