Discussion: What is the difference between an alcohol addiction and just a bad habit of drinking too much?

We tend to confuse pleasure, a controlled physical mechanism, with addiction, an energetic phenomenon with physical effects. The main difference is that addictions must have a reward mechanism, while bad habits have no distinctive energetic reward, so getting rid of bad habits is relatively straightforward. Still, it is tough to stop addictions. Alcoholics are strongly urged to drink alcoholic beverages at any given moment without rejecting immediate satisfaction.

Link: Drinking alcoholic beverages addiction – Withdrawal methodology.
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