Addressing any type of addiction can be sensitive. Salome’s warm and structured approach helps clients to share their stories and collaboratively develop individualised strategies to help clients with their healing process. Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to use a drug or engage in a behaviour that produces natural reward, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use often alters brain function in ways that perpetuate craving, and weakens self-control. Addiction can be viewed as a brain disorder with a complex variety of psychosocial as well as neurobiological factors that are implicated in addiction's development.

Some classic signs of addiction include compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, preoccupation with substances or behaviour, and continued use despite negative consequences. Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate short-term reward. coupled with long-term costs. If you’ve noticed something different about your loved one and think substance use could be involved, it can be hard to know what to do or how to offer support with their consent give Moonlight Health and wellbeing services for confidential chat.