Is it really that easy? I've always been very sympathetic towards people struggling with addictions, be it gambling, alcohol or (most commonly) smoking. Usually they get pressured into trying it, and before they know it they aren't able to go a day without at least thinking about their vice. I understand that nobody (with half a brain) wants to be addicted to anything, and I myself haven't fallen prey to any such raptures, I simply don't have the patience or determination, but I had thought the other day...
How does someone become addicted to something?
Obviously the thrill is the main factor, and becoming reliant on it to remain in equilibrium taking a firm second, and all those lovely chemical reactions that make our brains so delightfully interesting and complicated are interlaced into the whole palaver, but why are certain people more susceptible to the clutches of addiction than others? Is it a biological reason or is it ourely down to willpower? Is it perhaps the same drive that causes people to commit heinous crimes? I decided to investigate and present to you some fairly conclusive facts and statistics* which you can read exclusively here:
7/20 men under the age of 25 are addicted to embroidery
50% of women are metaphysical kleptomaniacs
Hedgehogs are unable to perform any act of sin
7 in 3 people gamble using primary school maths skills
Vegetarians are actually just addicted to performing acts of indecency with botanical paraphernalia and posting them on internet forums
25% of all alcoholics make up one quarter of all those addicted to alcohol
All but one of drugs in the class A category contain sheep's tears
Those who are addicted to wool are referred to on the news as 'paedophiles'
23% of latex bondage gear is based on fossilised stone blueprints
Suicide is the most effective method for giving up smoking
The word 'addict' derives the Greek 'adicctus horridium', meaning someone who dips one's testicles in hot porridge
After extensive analysis of the facts above, I simply cannot determine whether addiction is a mental or physical anomaly. You're going to have to draw your own conclusion I'm afraid, I can't do everything for you.
*All of the facts in this article are true, apart from this one
