MANY ARGUE, (LaPlante, LaBrie, Kidman, Donato), That all addictions are marked by six common components:
salience (the addictive activity, e.g., smoking or taking heroin, dominates the addict’s thoughts, feelings, and behavior),
mood modification (the activity produces a “buzz,” “high,” or relaxed, destressed feeling or “flow”),
tolerance (the addict must engage in increasing amounts of the activity to achieve its former effects),
withdrawal (the addict experiences distress or unpleasant physical effects when unable to access the activity),
conflict (the addict has conflicts within oneself or with those around them or experiences other adverse circumstances or damage),
and relapse (unable to control oneself, the addict reverts to the activity after trying to stop).
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