Behavior therapy

Behavior therapy is a therapy that is conducted by a therapist that has been trained for this. This therapy is based on the notion that certain behavior (like an addiction) starts by rewarding this behavior, and that it is reduced by punishment. This rewarding and punishing shouldn't be seen in the literal sense of the words. A reward can be that you win something from a slot machine, that you get more friends by using drugs, or that you feel better by smoking. In other words, it is something positive resulting from certain behavior. Punishment can be that you have a terrible hangover and feel bad after drinking, that you lose friends because you use drugs, or that you have debts because you gamble.