Are you addicted?
How does one become addicted? Does addiction start with a bad habit? What happens in our brain when we suffer from addiction? What is the correlation between the science, the physiology and the psychology of addiction? Are there any differences between men and women when discussing addiction? We hope you will join us on August 17th at the upcoming Howell Foundation Health Lecture Luncheon with guest speaker Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross "Addiction: It's not just drugs and alcohol". There are many forms of addiction. One can be addicted to food, to tobacco, to relationships, to video games, to cell phones. But the one element that accompanies addiction is the stigma associated with it: the perception that it is a weakness. Understanding the science behind addiction becomes a key issue on being able to set an action plan to treat the behavior. According to Healthline.com , "Addictive substances and behaviors can create a pleasurable “high” that’s physical and psy...