You downloaded a game to your phone a few months ago. Your friends all played with you at first, but eventually they got bored and deleted the app. You play all day. The app is free to download, but at this point you have spent hundreds of dollars for upgrades and bonus items. That was all of your savings and birthday money, plus you told your parents that you needed money for a nonexistent school trip. You cannot fall asleep at night without playing a few hours and you now have trouble paying attention in class because you are thinking about the game. what is this mental illness called

Summarize the neurobiology of addiction section in 3-4 sentences. summarize the evolutionary history of cravings in 3-4 sentences. then explain how the "science of getting hooked" article, and these issues, relate to your own life. then connect this discussion to recreational marijuana. new york state is getting very close to legalizing recreational marijuana, which is why they carried out the above study on potential impact of regulation. what are the potential health impacts cited in the above study if marijuana were to be regulated in ny? how do you think addiction would be impacted by regulated marijuana? considering what you now know about the brain, body and addiction, what are your thoughts on legalization of recreational marijuana in new york state?