How Addiction Affects Your Life

L-sW!Zz asked:

I am seriously afflicted by this addiction and I never have time to do my work and assignments. Being a college student this has had a substantial effect on my attendance and my ability to meet deadlines, I am willing to do anything at this point to get rid of it! Anything! Please, [...]

Ambien asked:

Over the years I have known many people with addictive personalities, but I have never seen any of them truly be cured.
Alcoholics can stop drinking, drug addicts can stop using, smokers can stop smoking, but they will always replace their habits with a new (usually more acceptable) one such as church, working [...]

Dorj asked:

I think everyone has a positive and negative financial tally throughout their lives. If I am a 3 million dollar man (5000 a month salary for 50 working years), When I lose 5000 dollars, i think of it as my duty to work one extra month or one month of unpaid work. If [...]

EmilyRose asked:

And of particular relevence, would you consider withdrawal symptoms necessary and/or sufficient to consider something an addiction?

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Chris K asked:

What are the moral qualms that base our moral inquisition on addiction. These days, in addition to all of the regular, real addictions, we have the inclusion of “soft addictions”, such as an addiction to shopping, or television.
I mean for this to also question our societal opposition (especially as of these last [...]