An infographic that explains the concept of addiction. It is divided into three sections.
The first section is labeled "Physical Dependence" and shows an elderly man with his head in his hands indicating that he is struggling with addiction. The second section is titled "Tolerance" and has a red arrow pointing to the word "Addiction". The third section has a green circle with the words "Environment" and "Genetics" written on it. The fourth section has an image of a hand holding a bottle of pills and a pill bottle with the label "Drugs". The fifth section has two circles one labeled "Impaired Control" and the other labeled "Compulsive Use".
At the bottom of the image there is a red triangle with the text "Addictions is characterized by the "4C's" written in white. This suggests that the image is meant to illustrate the different types of addiction and how they can be affected by different factors.
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2010
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