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1. Music addiction

3. IS MUSIC A DRUG?

4. What is a drug ? For the purposes of this discussion, I define a drug to be. . . . . A substance, which when consumed by a person, alters the state of mind of that person, as a result of direct action of the substance on the brain or nervous system.

5. Music as Illusion ? we might say that music is more of an illusion than a drug. It acts on perceptual modules in the brain whose purpose is to perform genuine perception. Music is the only significant illusion that is generated and consumed for pleasure in a major way.

6. Music as Super-Stimulus According to the super-stimulus theory of music:- music consists of contrived “speech” which consequently influences the listener's emotional response to the speech of the speaker.

7. Is music addictive ???? A user is addicted to a drug if they have a compulsive need to continue taking it, regardless of the negative consequences of doing so. There is the weaker notion of "psychological dependence", which implies that you will miss not having something, but not to the extent that you would deem yourself to be suffering. I think that might be a fair description of many people's relationship with music.k

8. Can Music cause Delusions? Music can be used to rouse people's feelings, particularly in religious and political situations. music can play a role in helping to dispel any discomfort caused by doubts and uncertainties about the causes that they want to believe in.

9. Conclusion So, is music a drug?

10. COURTESY TARUN KHAKINDRA jaafer