Addiction comes in many different forms. When we think of addiction, we typically think of addiction to drugs and chemicals. However, people can also be addicted to behaviors or experiences.
List 5-10 behavioral or experiential addictions and discuss if any of these addictions could be potentially more damaging to a person’s life than drugs.
Now based on your knowledge of addiction and the brain, discuss how a behavior or experience that does not involve the intake of a chemical that directly alters the brain becomes an addiction.
What steps does a person need to take to break one of these addictions?