How addiction develops, addiction first manifests itself with curiosity. This can lead to addiction over time.
Addiction is a vicious circle. The person is first curious about the substance, but at the same time afraid of its effects.
If curiosity overcomes fear, the person who starts to use the substance thinking that "one time is enough" thinks that he/she will never use it after trying it once, but the expected end never comes. In the next stage, the person denies that he/she has a problem with substance use and thinks and believes that he/she is in control and can quit whenever he/she wants. The warnings of those around him/her are nothing more than delusions.
The best answer to the question of how addiction develops and how it progresses over time is to identify the underlying problem that causes addiction. Once this fundamental problem is identified, addiction can be treated with a multidisciplinary perspective.
People who develop substance addiction start to take more of the substances they are addicted to than they intended. This situation causes the general condition of addiction to continue even more over time.
They constantly make a futile effort to quit or to use in a controlled manner. They spend a lot of time trying to obtain, use or get rid of the effects of the substances they use.
As a result, they disrupt their daily work. Students' school attendance and academic performance decreases and they come into conflict with their families. Their friend group changes, they start to come home late, lie and spend most of their time in their room.
Addiction is treatable and even if the person is treated, a treatment program should be carried out by including the immediate family of the person in the treatment. It should not be forgotten that addiction is a treatable disease and should not be pessimistic.
Adults, on the other hand, start to have problems at work, do not devote enough time to their families and neglect them, and are constantly in conflict and arguments. In addition to all these, they continue to use substances even though they know they have physical and psychological problems. They repeatedly decide to quit but never succeed. They feel guilty and unsuccessful for not succeeding. To get rid of these feelings, they take more substances.
