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Stress addiction

Nature

A number of activities and situations increase the flow of the brain's opiates, creating a sense of euphoria or excitement. One of these is stress. When a person is in a stressful situation endorphins are produced reducing pain and creating a sense of joy. Endorphins are much like morphine in their effect. Sports people, religious practitioners and military personnel use this effect to enhance their activities.

Broader

Addiction
Presentable

Aggravates

Aggravated by

Reduces

Related

Work addiction
Presentable

Value

Stress
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Addiction
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Psychology » Stress
  • Societal problems » Addiction, drug abuse
Content quality
Presentable
 Presentable
Language
English
1A4N
E4951
DOCID
11549510
D7NID
153298
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020