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Addiction, aside from physical addiction and withdrawal, isnt dependant on continued use of the same substance. If you feel the need (even if you dont give in every time) to alter your state of being everyday, then you are likely an addict. Its an obsession with finding and getting a means to escape reality. Usually people will settle on one or two things that are easy to get or provide the desired effect, even when effort is made. Its not something you can control, definitionally. If you can just put it down for a year and dont miss it, then ill concede you are maybe not yet an addict, but daily use of anything points to a reluctance to stop.

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How do you separate that definition of addiction from psycological medication usage. Like someone with depression could feel the need to alter there state of being everyday with SSRIs, are they an addict? Same with someone with an anxiety disorder who takes Xanax, or someone with chronic pain taking oxycontin. Addiction, in my view, requires continued use despite negative consequences, otherwise it’s just dependence. If you’re dependent on something that is neutral to or helping you live a good life, however you want to define that, then that dependence isn’t a bad thing. This applies to people’s relationships to both substances and other people. Coffee is another good example, many people who drink coffee regularly will crave that first cup of the day, but it tends to help them work and accomplish tasks that they wouldn’t otherwise do so it can be a good sort of dependence.

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