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The Addictions Process (Click here for the full article)

So how does a person become addicted?
The Slide…Progression from Use to Abuse and Addiction

Started with occasional drinking/using/doing the activity
for relief/escape/relaxation
Things keep getting worse, so drinking/using/doing the
activity becomes more constant to relieve (escape) the stress
You start needing more of the substance/activity to get the
same high.
Started having blackouts.In the case of behavioral
addictions, you lose time. [...]

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