Addiction is a chronic mental health disorder that manifests in a physical and psychological manner. There is no single reason why any one person does or does not struggle with addiction. In fact, there are countless reasons and risk factors that contribute to addiction. It is an illness that health care professionals, families, and individuals have been battling as long as time. Uncontrolled addiction carries many potential side-effects depending on the substances used, the amount used, and length of use, pre-existing health conditions, and any co-drug use.