{"id":12760,"date":"2025-06-18T11:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/when-are-you-addicted\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:32:20","slug":"when-are-you-addicted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/when-are-you-addicted\/","title":{"rendered":"When are you addicted"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12760\" class=\"elementor elementor-12760 elementor-10410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f2aea6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f2aea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794399d e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"794399d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d87060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d87060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846ccf0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"846ccf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fe554 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61fe554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/sign-up\/application-procedure\/sign-up-2\/\">Sign up<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3abe9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c3abe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">0800 - 222 444 6<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c58b04 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c58b04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f41191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f41191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22e7b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f22e7b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f818f elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"54f818f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mil-h1 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tWhen are you addicted?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2994cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"2994cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>We speak of an addiction when you no longer have a grip on using certain substances or performing a certain action.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7edd0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7edd0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4530aab elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4530aab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Recognizable?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a88ea4 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5a88ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baac3b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baac3b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb23d05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb23d05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f2ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5f2ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899-995x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11531\" alt=\"vertrouwen en het delen in groepstherapie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899-950x978.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1492856124-scaled-e1750236830899.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a06678 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a06678\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d05c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"50d05c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tAm I addicted?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5454c elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"1f5454c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/\">Addiction<\/a> can completely disrupt your daily life. Sometimes you can no longer fulfill your most important obligations. You give up leisure, social or professional activities. You try to downplay it, out of shame or guilt. However, your tolerance gets higher and higher, so you need more and more of something to still achieve the desired effect.    <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4b29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b4b29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How quickly do you have an addiction?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc7ec5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"fc7ec5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>Whether and when you develop an addiction varies from person to person. Some people are more susceptible to addiction than others, but you don't become addicted overnight. Different drugs also have different effects. For example, certain drugs, such as tobacco, GHB and heroin are more quickly addictive and <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/alcohol-addiction\/\">alcohol<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/weed-addiction\/\">marijuana<\/a> and XTC tend to be less so. Sometimes you can have a hereditary predisposition to addiction. Also, your upbringing, habits, personality and environment affect how quickly you become addicted.     <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ad7c5 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"61ad7c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/causes-of-addiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Causes of addiction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b883f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b883f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Herkennen\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba5458 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ba5458\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601f780 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"601f780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8021815 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"8021815\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms of addiction\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tCharacteristics of addiction\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81b338c elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"81b338c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>There are several characteristics by which you can recognize addiction in yourself or another person. The <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/depression\/depression-diagnosis\/\">DSM-5<\/a> (diagnostic manual for psychiatric disorders) lists 11 criteria for determining whether someone has an addiction. These symptoms can be used to determine if you have an addiction.  <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a222deb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a222deb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Addiction symptoms<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a56b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"4a56b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<ol><li>You use more often, in larger quantities or over a longer period of time than you had planned;<\/li><li>You have made several failed attempts to cut down or quit;<\/li><li>You spend a lot of time getting, using or recovering after using the drug;<\/li><li>You have a persistent desire for the behavior or means;<\/li><li>Your use negatively affects your work, social activities, home situation or hobbies;<\/li><li>You continue to use or repeat certain behaviors despite the social problems they cause;<\/li><li>You give up hobbies, social activities or work through use;<\/li><li>You use constantly, even when it puts you in (physical) danger;<\/li><li>You continue to use despite the fact that it causes or makes physical or psychological problems worse;<\/li><li>You need more and more to still feel the effect (tolerance);<\/li><li>You suffer from withdrawal symptoms that are lessened by using more of the drug.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b211fc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b211fc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e8b93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08e8b93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f97eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2f97eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1494812701-1-scaled-e1750237206149-950x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11532\" alt=\"Priv\u00e9sessie met professionele therapeut\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1494812701-1-scaled-e1750237206149-950x1024.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1494812701-1-scaled-e1750237206149-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1494812701-1-scaled-e1750237206149-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1494812701-1-scaled-e1750237206149-1424x1536.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-1494812701-1-scaled-e1750237206149.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258b3f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"258b3f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e1894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"65e1894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tIs addiction hereditary?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10eb7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"10eb7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>Addiction can be hereditary, making you more susceptible to addiction than someone else. Children whose one or both parents have an addiction are often more likely to be addicted and also often develop the addiction at a younger age. In addition, your environment and upbringing can also play a role in your addiction.  <\/p><p>U-center always <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/addiction-treatment\/\">treats your addiction<\/a> together with underlying social, biological and psychological factors. Based on all these factors, we draw up your personal treatment plan for your inpatient and (when indicated) outpatient treatment. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643a382 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"643a382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/what-is-an-addiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">What is an addiction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27e87b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e27e87b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcc4a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdcc4a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7700f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7700f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc5ccfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"bc5ccfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tMental disorders and addiction\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tComorbidity and addiction\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e7bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"b6e7bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>People with mental illness are more likely to have addictions. People with mental illness are also more likely to receive prescription medications and may become dependent on them in the long run. <\/p><p>It is also possible that addiction arises from suppressing existing psychological problems with alcohol or drugs. It may be that your addiction starts because you have a need for sedation. For example, in the case of depression or severe trauma. When you are dealing with addiction and mental disorders or another addiction we speak of comorbidity. In this case, you have two or more diagnoses from the <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/about-u-center\/frequently-asked-questions\/what-is-dsm-5\/\">DSM-5<\/a>. U-center is expert in treating <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/multiple-diagnoses\/\">comorbidity<\/a> and we always treat your addiction in combination with other factors.     <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6931b3d elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6931b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/multiple-diagnoses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Addiction and comorbidity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0248f67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0248f67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b2ace e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13b2ace\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5e071 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de5e071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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