Home --> 5 Steps to Addiction - Warning Signs

5 Steps to Addiction - Step #4 Warning Signs

As tolerance goes up, it takes more alcohol and drugs to get the same effect.

High-risk drinking or drug-use can reduce an individual’s abstract thinking abilities. Drugs and alcohol can change our brains, making it harder to think in abstract ways. Abstract thinking refers to the mental skills used to work a puzzle or solve a problem, such as figure out why a car isn’t starting.