HUS4442 Module 2 Discussion 2

HUS4442 Module 2 Discussion 2 Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation Course Professor Date HUS4442 Module 2 Discussion 2 Addiction is indeed a brain disease because it comprises functional changes to the brain circuit involved in stress, reward, and self-control. Such variations might last for long after an individual has ceased taking drugs. Just like any other disease, including heart disease, addiction disrupts the usual, healthy functioning of body organ in an individual's body, with serious adverse effects (Heilig et al., 2021). Moreover, addiction can also be preventable and treatable, just like other diseases, and if left untreated, it can last for a lifetime and might result in death. An increasing body of research reveals that the change from intended user to addict takes place over time through a combination of different progressions, such as a successions of brain variations or neuroadaptat...