What color is addiction?

Addiction is red because…

• “Addiction is bad, and things that are harmful are red.”
• “It’s dangerous, like the color red. ”
• “Because everything around you is warning you to stop, like a red light, but you keep going.”
• “You see red if you don’t have what you are addicted to.”
• “Red is bad and strong.”

Addiction is black because…

• “It’s easy to get lost in like darkness.”
• “Pit of darkness.”
• “Addiction can be an all consuming void.”
• “Addiction is a pit.”

Addiction is purple because…

• “Addiction is poison and poison is purple.”

Addiction is green because…

• “Green is the colour of illness and disease, and addiction can feel much like those things.”
• “Addiction is a sickness. ”
• “Addiction generally leads to sickness.”
• “Green is sickly. And so is addiction.”
• “Green is toxicity and sickness. It’s the draw of addiction and the disgust with yourself you feel. ”

Addiction is orange because…

• “Like pill bottles.”

Addiction is yellow because…

• “Dopamine is yellow.”

Addiction is grey because…

• “Addiction saps your energy, leaving you dull.”

Addiction is brown because…

• “Because your brain just wants more and more until your life is just a brown haze.”
• “Coffee. ”

Addiction is white because…

• “It’s blank and isolated .”
• “I think of the medication and drugs they are addicted to, often come in white powder or pill form.”