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  • From the Center for Mental Health: Dealing with and understanding addiction

    Melissa M. Rambo|Updated Jan 27, 2015

    Addiction is a chronic progressive illness that is often times fatal if left untreated. It is a brain disease. The brain has been fundamentally changed, conditioned and rewired. Addiction is found in the amygdala which is located in the limbic system of the brain. The amygdala is essentially the "Go! Go! Go!" part of our brain. It is the primitive part of our brain where the "fight or flight" response is found. Our instincts and things that are inherent to us are located in the amygdala. It is the pleasure center or reward...