Misconceptions About Addictions

Misconception about Addiction
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Misconception about Addiction
One of the most common themes from research is that addiction is a result of a weak will or the absence of a moral character. To this end, most members of the public believe that people mainly become addicted because they lack the willpower to take the measures required to stop addiction.
However, the myth is not true given the nature of addiction. At the outset, addiction is a neurobiological disorder that alters the brain’s functioning and makes it hard for one to stop drug abuse even in the presence of willpower. While a person usually has control over their drug intake behaviors at the beginning of the habit, the ingested drugs eventually impair the individual's ability to exercise self-control as evidenced by imaging studies that have shown changes in the addicted brain, especially within the regions that are associated with behavioral control, decision making, and judgments.
Another common myth i...