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The term "'addiction''' is used in many [[contexts]] to describe an [[obsession]], [[compulsion]], or excessive [[psychological]] dependence, such as: drug addiction (e.g. alcoholism, nicotine addiction), problem gambling, crime, money, work addiction, compulsive overeating, computer addiction, video game addiction, pornography addiction, television addiction, etc.
The term '''addiction''' is used in many [[contexts]] to describe an obsession, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive_behavior compulsion], or excessive [[psychological]] dependence, such as: drug addiction (e.g. alcoholism, nicotine addiction), problem gambling, crime, money, work addiction, compulsive overeating, computer addiction, video game addiction, pornography addiction, television addiction, etc.
In medical terminology, an addiction is a chronic [[brain|neurobiologic]] disorder that has [[genetic]], psychosocial, and [[environmental]] [[dimensions]] and is characterized by one of the following: the continued use of a substance despite its detrimental effects, impaired control over the use of a drug (compulsive [[behavior]]), and preoccupation with a drug's use for non-therapeutic [[purpose]]s (i.e. craving the drug).[1] Addiction is often accompanied by the [[presence]] of deviant behaviors (for instance stealing [[money]] and forging prescriptions) that are used to obtain a drug.
In medical terminology, an addiction is a chronic [[brain|neurobiologic]] disorder that has [[genetic]], psychosocial, and [[environmental]] [[dimensions]] and is characterized by one of the following: the continued use of a substance despite its detrimental effects, impaired control over the use of a drug (compulsive [[behavior]]), and preoccupation with a drug's use for non-therapeutic [[purpose]]s (i.e. craving the drug).[1] Addiction is often accompanied by the [[presence]] of deviant behaviors (for instance stealing [[money]] and forging prescriptions) that are used to obtain a drug.
