Addiction In Macbeth

Addiction is something that has plagued mankind for many years. Addiction is the worst curable disease that the world has faced in centuries. It doesn’t matter the person, place, creed, or color, anyone can get addicted, even our favorite literary characters. Macbeth, an infamous case of good boy gone bad, has a victim of addiction.
Macbeth upon first inspection, seemed relatively normal, until he was promoted to Thane of Cawdor, and he became stuck on the downward spiral from there. Very quickly Macbeth started showing symptoms of an addict. Many addicts become obsessive, and they don’t think of anything beyond their next high. Macbeth, almost immediately started thinking of a plan to become the king, since he was already next in line. Eventually,
How could a man of once distinguished morals, commit such vile acts? The answer is simple, he was a victim of addiction. These moods swings and erratic behavior have a name, and the term is ‘coming down’. Most addicts when they haven’t had their drug of choice become filled with anxiety, rage, and the unbridled desire to get more, that simple definition explains why Macbeth become the raging villain he was at the end of his reign.
Unfortunately, for Macbeth, and his immediate family, no one realized he was inflicted with a very destructive disease, addiction. Addiction is classified as ‘chronic disease’ known for drug seeking behaviors, compulsive behaviors, and their actions become difficult to maintain, and its known as being a relapse drug; do to the number of addicted people who relapse on their drug of choice. (NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse) Addiction affects not only behavior, but the chemical make-up of the human brain as well. Advances in brain imaging led to the discovery of the changed brain structure and functions in addicts of any varieties. Various other studies have found that adolescent brains are at a greater risk for