Addiction is More Than Just Drugs.

When you think of addiction you most likely think of the kind of addictions we hear about on the news like drugs and alcohol. Although Addiction is much more than those two things. Of course drugs and alcohol are still both extremely addicting, and in some cases can lead to overdoses and death, so they should not be taken lightly. Drugs and alcohol are some of the most addicting things in the world, but you may be surprised as to what else can be an addiction. Addictions can come in all forms, here is a list of just a few not so common ones, please keep in mind that there are so many more, and to learn about some of the different addictions go to: http://addictionz.com/types-of-addictions/

-Adrenalin -Drama -MSG

-Anime -Ego -Phobias

-Applause -Exercising -Religion

-Authority -Fantasizing -Shopping

-Attention -Hoarding -Sleeping

-Body Building-Relationships -Thrills

-Isolation -Job -TV

-Crime -Laziness -Praying

As you can see you can be addicted to anything. There is no rhyme or reason as to why a person may become addicted to isolation over drugs, or Thrills over alcohol. When people have something wrong with themselves, there lives or a void to fill they turn to something to fill it. Whether that something be heroin or shopping. They do they same thing maybe not physically, but emotionally. It is drowning out the real problem until the addiction takes over there whole life, like any addiction does; however, less common addictions such as any of the addictions listed above, don't get acknowledged as much and there isn't as good of a support system. When people are addicted to something such as shopping , they may not realize they have and addiction and in such ways they can become more dangerous. Of course an addiction to shopping can not lead you to death due to overdoes but it can have other dangers; therefore, drugs and alcohol are not the only severe addictions and other addictions should e recognized as well.