Lesson 1: Addiction is Learned - Slide 25

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The Addiction Experience Even Changes How You Think

  • The addiction experience is a total life experience: mental, physical, emotional, social, financial
  • The total experience of addiction results in the development and reinforcement of distorted thinking patterns and dishonest communication with self and others
  • Unless recognized and changed, dysfunctional thinking patterns and inadequate communication skills can put you at high risk for continued use and relapse

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