Anxiety and Addiction

What is happening in the brain is the building of receptors that have to be filled with alcohol or drugs to achieve a calm state. So tolerance develops and one needs more and more alcohol or benzodiazepines or nicotine to calm the individual. As more and more receptors build in the brain, more drugs, alcohol and nicotine is needed to bring the person to a state of calm.read more
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Addiction Anxiety Neuroscience Resilience Source Type: news