{"id":12782,"date":"2025-06-18T11:28:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T09:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/what-is-an-addiction\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T14:32:37","slug":"what-is-an-addiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/what-is-an-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12782\" class=\"elementor elementor-12782 elementor-10436\" 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 elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4629202\" data-id=\"4629202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e43cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-intro\" data-id=\"6e43cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-intro.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- intro -->\n\t\t<div class=\"mil-small-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-image-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- banner image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aqua-1920x1440.jpg\" alt=\"aqua\" class=\"mil-scale-img\" data-value-1=\".5\" data-value-2=\"1.2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-gradient-overlay-reverse\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"mil-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t<!-- intro end -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6294220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6294220\" 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 elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ef71c6\" data-id=\"6ef71c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2101 mil-content-frame e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25e2101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div 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\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tAddicted to substances or behaviors\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\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\tWhat is an addiction\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>Something that is nice, we want to have as much of it as possible. However, some people do not have a \"stop button\" and can become addicted.  Addiction can be very disruptive in your relationship, family or at work.<\/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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-881752052-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11553\" alt=\"Wat is een verslaving\" 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data-id=\"06f3183\" 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-d3e38be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3e38be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cab7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cab7b5\" 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=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423-875x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11541\" alt=\"uitleg verslaving\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423-875x1024.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423-1312x1536.jpg 1312w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423-950x1112.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iStock-2184970322-3-scaled-e1750238847423.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/>\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-6110dd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6110dd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc61498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"dc61498\" 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\tWhat does addiction mean?\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-f9529c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"f9529c8\" 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>An <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/\">addiction<\/a> often dominates all aspects of your life has negative consequences in your daily life and for your health. This is because when you are addicted you are constantly engaged in a particular drug or behavior. You know it is bad for you, yet you cannot stop. Repetition of the behavior or use of a substance creates a certain pattern in your behavior. This pattern is very difficult to break and almost always requires <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/\">professional help<\/a>.    <\/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-f5f3f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5f3f95\" 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 does addiction work?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b86a19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"8b86a19\" 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>Addiction often involves mental dependence and physical dependence. In mental dependence, you feel like you can't live without it and feel a constant craving for a drug or behavior. Physical dependence occurs when your body has become accustomed to a drug or behavior. When you try to stop, your body starts to protest and you experience withdrawal symptoms, such as chills, sweating or anxiety. This mental and physical dependence makes it very difficult to quit, and the chances of relapse are often high.    <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/when-are-you-addicted\/\">When are you addicted? Read more about the features. <\/a><\/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-7bb808b elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7bb808b\" 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\">What are 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-ead6bc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ead6bc5\" 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-4a491f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a491f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a608c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a608c8a\" 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\">Specialist in comorbidity<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb00fe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb00fe2\" 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\">We treat multiple diagnoses<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa81faa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa81faa\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/multiple-diagnoses\/\">Read more<\/a><\/h5>\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-2cf34cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cf34cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089bdfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"089bdfd\" 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\">Estimated waiting time:  10 to 12 weeks<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee42980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee42980\" 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\">Last update on  01-04-2026<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60870c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60870c3\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/why-at-u-center\/waiting-times\/\">Read more<\/a><\/h5>\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-69e2e91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69e2e91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea7701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ea7701\" 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\">Clients recommend us<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6abd21c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6abd21c\" 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\">On average, we score an 8.4<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97929c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d97929c\" 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/why-at-u-center\/results\/\">Read more<\/a><\/h5>\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-7060cd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7060cd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"Gevolgen\" 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-194c743 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"194c743\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3940e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"c3940e4\" 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\tHow do you recognize 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\tRecognizing an 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc4a444 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc4a444\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a87e60 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a87e60\" 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\/when-are-you-addicted\/\">\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\">When are you addicted?<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae2878 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ae2878\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb735c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"eb735c2\" 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>With addiction, you are dealing with a strong craving for certain behaviors or substances. Not everyone who regularly uses <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/alcohol-addiction\/\">alcohol<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/\">drugs<\/a> is an addict. We speak of an addiction only when you no longer have a grip on over the use of these substances. There are two different forms of addiction. You can be addicted to substances or to behaviors.    <\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f98b6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f98b6d\" 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-e1994c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1994c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504a155 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"504a155\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70e502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"a70e502\" 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\tSubstance 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-10002f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"10002f0\" 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>Substance dependence usually occurs when using <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/alcohol-addiction\/\">alcohol<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/\">drugs<\/a>. For example, with drugs, you may be addicted to <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/speed-addiction\/\">speed<\/a>, heroin, <a href=\"#\">cocaine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/weed-addiction\/\">marijuana<\/a> or tobacco. You may also be dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/drug-addiction\/\">drug addiction<\/a> (with or without a prescription) when you develop a dependence for a drug. This usually occurs with sedatives (diazepam, oxazepam, valium), sleep aids and painkillers.   <\/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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae48b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ae48b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1874a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be1874a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9244d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f9244d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/alcohol-addiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3a94b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a3a94b\" 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<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alcohol Addiction<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28846f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28846f9\" 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\">&gt;<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f2388 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f2388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/drug-addiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60883b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e60883b\" 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<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drug Addiction<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5343cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5343cd4\" 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\">&gt;<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e55b9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e55b9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/drug-addiction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fefe4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fefe4e\" 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<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Drug addiction<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7c777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c7c777\" 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\">&gt;<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\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\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d11fe09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d11fe09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e89b6\" data-id=\"80e89b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb09255 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb09255\" 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 elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b4dd86\" data-id=\"4b4dd86\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37332e elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"c37332e\" 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\tAddiction to behavior\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-df4e2ea elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df4e2ea\" 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 elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ea0182\" data-id=\"0ea0182\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cf88e elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"a6cf88e\" 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>It is also possible that you are addicted to certain behaviors. With a behavioral addiction, you constantly feel the urge to perform a certain behavior, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/gambling-addiction\/\">gambling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/gaming-addiction\/\">gaming<\/a> or watching porn. When you suffer from a behavioral addiction, you never have enough and this behavior becomes a compulsive act. Your feelings and thoughts are determined by this behavior.   <\/p><p>This dependence can range from mild to severe or chronic behavior. We speak of a behavioral addiction when you start exhibiting the same behavior more and more or for longer periods of time. You can no longer stop and the behavior essentially becomes an obsession. This often has negative consequences for your personal care, your relationships and your work or school.   <\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3611202\" data-id=\"3611202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e145d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-services-grid\" data-id=\"3e145d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-services-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- services -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card -->\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/gambling-addiction\/\" class=\"mil-service-card mil-appearance mil-icon-2-trigger mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leeg-950x528.png\" alt=\"Gambling addiction\" class=\"mil-card-icon\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mil-mb-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGambling addiction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mil-softened-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card end -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card -->\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/sex-addiction\/\" class=\"mil-service-card mil-appearance mil-icon-2-trigger mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leeg-950x528.png\" alt=\"Sex Addiction\" class=\"mil-card-icon\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mil-mb-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSex Addiction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mil-softened-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card end -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card -->\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/social-media-addiction\/\" class=\"mil-service-card mil-appearance mil-icon-2-trigger mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leeg-950x528.png\" alt=\"Social media addiction\" class=\"mil-card-icon\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mil-mb-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial media addiction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mil-softened-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card end -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card -->\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/addiction\/gaming-addiction\/\" class=\"mil-service-card mil-appearance mil-icon-2-trigger mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/leeg-950x528.png\" alt=\"Gaming addiction\" class=\"mil-card-icon\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- text -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"mil-mb-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGaming addiction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mil-softened-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- service card end -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t        <!-- services end -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e708a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e708a1\" 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-c9c3f9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9c3f9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899992f elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"899992f\" 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\tAddiction and comorbidity\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7798686 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7798686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afe0d2a elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"afe0d2a\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c152ce3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c152ce3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-895dc3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"895dc3c\" 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 almost never comes alone and often accompanies a mental health disorder, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/depression\/\">depression<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/personality\/\">personality disorder<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/trauma\/\">PTSD<\/a>. You may also be dealing with more than one type of addiction. When you have several diagnoses at the same time we speak of <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/multiple-diagnoses\/\">comorbidity<\/a>. In some cases the addiction arises from the mental illness and in other cases the other way around. It is not always easy to distinguish which of these diagnoses is the cause of the other diagnosis.    <\/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>\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 class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get a grip <br>your addiction<\/h3>\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-7fd9849 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7fd9849\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15a45d elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d15a45d\" 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\">Want to know more?<\/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-8382ee7 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8382ee7\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49889f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c49889f\" 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-0e077f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e077f0\" 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-4d0a66d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d0a66d\" 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\">This page has been professionally reviewed for medical truth<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17c88b elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"c17c88b\" 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>U-center has subject matter experts check information on the website for medical truth. So you can be sure of reliable information. <\/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-c666875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"c666875\" 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>Last updated on 26-09-2023<\/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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c39d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42c39d6\" 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-91e81dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91e81dd\" 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\">Page reviewed by:<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb8a5b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb8a5b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195719f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"195719f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa5ec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaa5ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/doctor_8251827.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11404\" alt=\"doctor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/doctor_8251827.png 512w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/doctor_8251827-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/doctor_8251827-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/doctor_8251827-280x280.png 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\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-d2037c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2037c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e793513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e793513\" 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\">Hans Zander<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3930e elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"4b3930e\" 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\tAddiction Physician\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c47b43e elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"c47b43e\" 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\tAddiction treatment physician at U-center.\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up 0800 &#8211; 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