What Are the Causes of Chemical Dependency?
Chemical dependency is a growing health and social problem. Chemicals of abuse include both illegal substances, such as heroin or cocaine, and legal substances, such as alcohol and drugs prescribed by your doctor. Many of these substances can be mind-altering, i.e., you get “high,” but some, such as tobacco, do not noticeably affect your reasoning capacity. According to The Ohio State University Medical Center, substance-related disorders include substance abuse, substance dependence and chemical dependence, which is described as the compulsive use of chemicals and the inability to stop using them on your own.
