Drug addiction is a disease with numerous pathways. It' is crucial to examine impulse
control and conditioning theories in order to better understand the complexities of addiction.
Negative and positive reinforcement greatly impact the formation of drug abuse behaviors.

There are many stages of addiction from occasional social use to an uncontrollable desire to
consume. It is important to examine the cravings individuals experience after the effects
of the drug have waoren off. Individuals can expect tolerance levels to escalate after prolonged use,
forcing higher levels of drug consummation in order to obtain diesired effects.

Individuals with a high
level of Eexposure to drugs of abuse can expect alterations in neural systems. Individuals may
experience altered and heightened states of emotion. Understanding why individuals experience
relapses and the neuroadaptations that occur while an individual moves from occasional drug use
to a drug addict is crucial in learning how to help fight drug addiction.