Describe the physiological process that takes place in addiction? Why is it important for an addictions...

Describe the physiological process that takes place in addiction? Why is it important for an addictions counselor to understand these physiological processes?

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Homeostasis is the physiological process that maintains equilibrium in our bodies and allows us to function normally. Our bodies strive to maintain homeostasis when systems fluctuate.
The body accomplishes this through “complaining.” For example, one way our bodies complain is to shiver when it’s cold. Shivering produces heat and is our body’s attempt to increase temperature. Likewise, when the body overheats, it complains by sweating to decrease temperature.
When alcohol and/or drugs are ingested, the body tries to return to its normal homeostasis by processing them through the liver, kidneys, and lungs.
If substances are consumed to a point of intoxication, the body reacts with an upset stomach or possibly vomiting in order to stop the person from consuming more. This is the body’s effort to buy time in order to process and/or purge what it perceives to be poison in its attempt to return to homeostasis.
The problem occurs when a person continues to use despite the body’s complaints. Through continued use a person’s homeostasis can become “reset.” The same process still happens, but with a new homeostasis set to the substance levels the body has become accustomed to. Now, when the new, reset homeostasis fluctuates, the body again complains.
Only instead of complaining when the level of the substance is increased, the body complains when the substance level decreases. These complaints are known as withdrawal symptoms.
Common withdrawals from alcohol can be irritability, tremors, clamminess, headache, and nausea. These symptoms are the body’s attempt to return to the new homeostasis.
Opioid addiction is more than a physical dependence on drugs. Even after detox, when physical dependence has resolved, addicts are at high risk for relapse. The right drug abuse treatment plan is tailored to a person's addiction and his or her individual needs.

Hayet Jeridi answered 9 months ago

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