Tag: Body defenses and addiction

Addiction and the Immune System: What Happens When Your Body Fights on Two Fronts

Dependence is  frequently understood as an mental or behavioral challenge, but its  goods go far beyond the brain. habitual substance abuse from alcohol and nicotine to opioids and  instigations places immense stress on the body, particularly the vulnerable system. When your body battles both the direct  goods of dependence and the everyday  pitfalls of pathogens, it...