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Addictive Personality Defined
An addictive personality is a trait, or set of traits, that develops in response to habit-forming drugs/alcohol or compulsive behavior (gambling, overeating/undereating, sex). It is not present prior to an addiction. One cannot predict an individual's predisposition to develop an addiction by looking for an addictive personality.
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Series set for Wood County families of persons with serious mental illness
Published August 20, 2008, 6:26 am, Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune
This fall the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Wood County will once again sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education...
How doctors are turning millions of us into addicts
Published August 18, 2008, 4:27 pm, Daily Mail
Britain spends millions helping junkies kick the habit. So why isn't there any help for patients who become hooked on drugs prescribed by their doctor?
For Your Benefit
Published August 17, 2008, 3:35 am, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Does the VA offer any programs for the family, in particular mental health programs? Answer: Relatives and friends of veterans now can utilize two family-based resources. The first track is the Family-to-Family Education Program.
Nature or nurture -- Are you who your brain chemistry says you are?
Published August 14, 2008, 9:05 am, EurekAlert!
( Society of Nuclear Medicine ) Researchers using positron emission tomography (PET) have validated a long-held theory that individual personality traits -- particularly reward dependency -- are connected to brain chemistry, a finding that has implications for better understanding and treating substance abuse and other addictive behaviors.
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- THE ADDICTIVE PERSONALITY: COMMON TRAITS ARE FOUND - New York Times: Great article on addiction and addictive personalities.
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