{"id":3903,"date":"2018-07-23T13:32:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T05:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2018-07-23T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T05:32:42","slug":"watch-what-is-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/watch-what-is-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: What is Addiction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Addiction, contrary to the prevailing myths and prejudice, is not a character flaw. It&#8217;s not a weakness, neither is it a choice. They can&#8217;t just stop what they&#8217;re doing if they want to&#8211;because if they can, they would not be in the trouble they&#8217;re in in the first place.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C6I3CHhBGeQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To get a better understanding of what addiction is, watch this video by Reactions.<\/p>\n<p>This video, &#8220;What is Addiction?&#8221; by Reactions, takes a look at the science behind addiction. What happens in the brain when people use substances and how people develop addiction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3904\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-addiction.jpg\" alt=\"what-is-addiction\" width=\"862\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-addiction.jpg 862w, http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-addiction-300x145.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-addiction-768x372.jpg 768w, http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-addiction-618x300.jpg 618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s drugs, alcohol, or behavioral addiction such as gambling, no good ever came out of it. However, understanding the dynamics and development of addiction can help you get a better grasp of this insidious disease.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a closer look at the chemistry behind addiction and help stop the spread of myths that are not helping the fight against drugs and addiction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">If you or someone you know may be struggling with addiction, seek help. Call or text our helpline at 09175098826.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addiction, contrary to the prevailing myths and prejudice, is not a character flaw. It&#8217;s not a weakness, neither is it&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/watch-what-is-addiction\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[18,6,45,32,9,256,255,291],"tags":[3,28,41,56,19,37,169,24,7,30,31,8,117,25,13,14,16],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/what-is-addiction.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3903"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3905,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3903\/revisions\/3905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}