Addiction Quote by Gabor Maté

It is impossible to understand addiction without asking what relief the addict finds, or hopes to find, in the drug or the addictive behaviour.

— Gabor Mate

“What, then, is addiction? In the words of a consensus statement by addiction experts in 2001, addiction is a “chronic neurobiological disease… characterized by…

— Gabor Maté

Addiction is when you fall in love with a drug instead of a child or a lover and the learning that takes part in…

— Maia Szalavitz

“Addiction is when natural biological imperatives, like the need for food, sex, relaxation or status, become prioritised to the point of destructiveness. It is…

— Russell Brand

Addiction is an increasing desire for an act that gives less and less satisfaction

— Aldous Huxley

What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight…

— Alice Miller

Addictive behavior is kind of the inverse of procrastination: procrastination is about not being able to do what you want to do, addiction about…

— James Surowiecki

Addiction is a hugely complex and destructive disease, and its impact can be simply devastating. All too often, lives and families can be shattered…

— Kate Middleton

“The easiest definition is this: an addiction is something we can't stop doing. Among its symptoms are lethargy, a lack of ability to focus,…

— Ellen Hopkins

Addiction is a crazy disease. It's a progressive disease when it's not dealt with; it don't care who it takes, and it takes it…

— Marty Stuart

“We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish, which should continually test…

— Ryan Holiday

For me, addiction comes down to basically where a pattern of behaviour has developed and that pattern of behaviour is becoming a very damaging…

— Michael Fassbender