2. Addiction means not having control over doing, taking or using something harmful. You
can't control how you use whatever you are addicted to and you become dependent on
it to get through each day. It's not only drugs and alcohol that you can become addicted
to. Activities such as sex or gambling can also be addictive over time. There is no single
reason why addictions develop. Regularly drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes or using
drugs changes the way a person feels, both mentally and physically. Some people enjoy
these feelings and have a strong desire to repeat them. Being addicted to something
means that not having it causes withdrawal symptoms or a ‘come down’. Because this
can be unpleasant, it's easier to carry on having or doing what you crave, and so the cycle
continues. Often, an addiction gets out of control because you need more and more to
satisfy a craving.
Addictions – Alcohol
Caffeine
Nicotine
Drugs
Junk food
Self Harm

3. Darren Aronofsky about Requiem for a Dream -
‘Requiem for a Dream is not about heroin or about
drugs… The Harry-Tyrone-Marion story is a very
traditional heroin story. But putting it side by side with
the Sara story, we suddenly say, 'Oh, my God, what is a
drug?' The idea that the same inner monologue goes
through a person's head when they're trying to quit
drugs, as with cigarettes, as when they're trying to not
eat food so they can lose 20 pounds, was really
fascinating to me. I thought it was an idea that we
hadn't seen on film and I wanted to bring it up on the
screen.’