cross-addiction
Trading one dependency
Cross-addiction is the tendency for someone recovering from one addiction to develop dependence on a different substance or behavior.
A recovering alcoholic might become addicted to painkillers; someone who quit gambling might turn to compulsive eating.
The term reflects how addiction often involves underlying patterns that can transfer to new targets: Her therapist warned about cross-addiction when she started using sleep medication.
Exchange of one for another
- relapseReturn to former illness
- polysubstanceInvolving several substances simultaneously
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
withdrawal · vulnerability · comorbidity · dopamine · tolerance · cravings · abstinence · sobriety
Betting on uncertain results
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- eatingIngesting sustenance
- sexReproductive category or act
- gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
internet · pornography · exercise · work · spending · binge · compulsive · replacement
State of keen awareness
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- sponsorFunder of activities
- meetingGathering for discussion
- therapyCurative mental treatment
mindfulness · holistic · aftercare · maintenance · prevention · self-monitoring · accountability · lifestyle
Of emotional brain structures
- sensitizationIncreased responsiveness to stimuli
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
- serotoninMood-regulating brain chemical
endorphin · hedonic · amygdala · neurotransmitter · dysregulation · epigenetics
substitution
Exchange of one for another
- relapseReturn to former illness
- polysubstanceInvolving several substances simultaneously
- treatmentCare for an ailment
recovery · withdrawal · vulnerability · comorbidity · dopamine · tolerance · cravings · abstinence · sobriety · rehabilitation
gambling
Betting on uncertain results
gaming · internet · pornography · exercise · work · spending · binge · compulsive · replacement · switching
vigilance
State of keen awareness
therapy · mindfulness · holistic · aftercare · maintenance · prevention · self-monitoring · accountability · lifestyle · wellness
limbic
Of emotional brain structures
- sensitizationIncreased responsiveness to stimuli
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- receptorSignal-receiving molecule
serotonin · endorphin · hedonic · amygdala · neurotransmitter · dysregulation · epigenetics
- addictionsubstance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency, substance use disorder, alcoholism
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
cross-addictionsobriety
Unimpaired mental state
recovery · full recovery · clean living · abstinence · remission
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