Source: # Addiction to alcohol, tobacco, drugs and gambling – signs and recovery How addiction changes the brain, warning signs, how to help someone with an addiction, and the treatments and support that lead to recovery. ## Chapters on this topic ### Chapter 25: Addiction and Substance Use Wanting, relief, shame, and the next cue - [25.1 What addiction is](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#what-addiction-is/) - [25.2 Common substances](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#common-substances/) - [25.3 Why the body learns the loop](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#why-the-body-learns-the-loop/) - [25.4 Treatment](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#treatment-5/) - [25.5 Family — support without enabling](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#family-support-without-enabling/) - [25.6 Harm reduction](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#harm-reduction/) - [25.7 A short story](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#a-short-story/) - [Key points to remember](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/chapter/25#key-points-to-remember/) ## Stories from real life (6) - [The Glass After Dinner](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/story/the-glass-after-dinner-99/) – Raghav, fifty-one, runs a hardware shop in Nashik. He never drank in the mornings, he told himself, and he never missed a delivery. But… - [The Cigarette Behind the Hostel](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/story/the-cigarette-behind-the-hostel-100/) – Aisha, nineteen, started vaping at a friend's party in her first year of college in Pune. It looked harmless and tasted of mango. Within… - [Night Games, Empty Mornings](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/story/night-games-empty-mornings-101/) – Karan, fifteen, from Jaipur, once loved cricket and drawing. Over a year, an online game took over. He played until three in the morning,… - [Pills for Sleep, Pills for Nerves](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/story/pills-for-sleep-pills-for-nerves-102/) – Mrs Dorothy Pereira, sixty-eight, widowed in Goa, was given a sleeping tablet after her husband died. It helped at first. Over two years she… - [The Brother Nobody Mentions](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/story/the-brother-nobody-mentions-103/) – Tomas, twenty-six, lived in Lisbon with his parents and his younger sister Inês. His older brother Rui used heroin, and the family had spent… - [Rafi, The Third Excuse](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/story/rafi-the-third-excuse-177/) – Rafi told his sister the late trains were the reason. Then the stomach. Then the office. The bottles were in the spare tyre well.… ## More topics - [What is mental health? A simple guide to the mind and who can help](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/mental-health-basics/) - [The brain, hormones and body chemistry behind your moods](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/brain-and-body/) - [Emotions, anger and mood swings – understanding your feelings](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/emotions/) - [Stress – causes, symptoms and how to reduce stress at work and in exams](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/stress/) - [Anxiety, panic attacks and fear – signs, causes and what helps](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/anxiety/) - [Depression and low mood – signs, causes and the way back](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/depression/) - [Trauma, grief and loss – healing at your own pace](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/trauma-grief/) - [Children, teenagers and parents – mental health at home and school](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/children-parents/) - [Sleep problems, food and daily routine for a healthy mind](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/sleep-food-routine/) - [Counselling, therapy and psychiatric medicines explained](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/therapy-medicines/) - [Helping a loved one with mental illness – family and relationships](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/family-relationships/) - [Mental health crisis and suicide prevention – what to do](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/safety-crisis/) - [The five senses, the five elements and the mind](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/senses-elements/) - [Bhagavad Gita, yoga and Indian wisdom for mental peace](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/spiritual-wisdom/) - [Phone addiction, social media and screen time – digital well-being](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/digital-life/) - [Ageing well, memory loss and dementia – caring for elders](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/topic/later-life/) [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [Contact](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/contact/) · [About](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/disclaimer/) --- *Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series* by Satish Zope · free to read · Contact: [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [About](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://poonam.myadvisorfriend.com/disclaimer/)