William Armstead Sociology 1301 11/23/13 Addiction: Food vs. Drugs Millions of people suffer from an addiction of some sort. A person can actually suffer from addictions to all sorts of things. It’s sad to say the first thing that comes to the minds of pretty much everyone when they hear the word addiction‚ is drugs. Controversy is at an uproar over whether or not food is addictive. As a matter of fact‚ food is the last thing on a person’s mind when addiction comes about. Though it’s hard to believe
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Empirical Evidence The study of addiction has included alcoholism and drug addiction for a long time. The recent obesity epidemic has brought food addiction as a serious concern even though it is still a controversial issue. It is difficult to accept the idea of food being an addiction. Addiction has been defined as” a primary‚ chronic disease involving brain reward‚ motivation‚ memory and related circuitry.”(Whitepaper) There are numerous studies and research that support the fact that over
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Do you know anyone who’s addicted to Prescription drugs‚ or are you the one thats addicted; Ever thought there’s something healthier for your pain or illness. A substances that won’t have any side effects‚ make you in a bad mood‚ or cause you to die. You can ask your doctor what would be better for you‚ Prescription drugs‚ or Marijuana. I have some interesting research I’ve found on what can be better for you and how bad prescription drugs can be for your mind and body. Most substances lead on an
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reasons why people turn to drugs and become addicted. In my opinion drug addiction stems from two sources your environment and how you see yourself. Being raised in a drug environment you have accessibility and peer pressure‚ loneliness causes low self-esteem and depression‚ basic immaturity causes boredom and experimentation. These are all factors of why people become drug addicts. If you were raised in a drug environment then it is only normal to fall into line and do drugs because it’s the natural
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Biology on Drug Abuse and Addiction Phillisha Baggett PS 231 G Bethune-Cookman University Ms. Vance November 3‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will discuss what drug abuse and addiction is. It also will discuss what effects that alcohol‚ marijuana‚ and heroin have on the body. Over the past couple decades drug abuse and addiction is a growing epidemic in the United States. As the years go by more and more people are leaning on drugs to make them forget what’s going on‚ for fun‚ or just
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KELLY SPENCER Professor Kincaid IAW 25 February 2014 My Sisters Addiction I would like to start by telling you about my relationship that I had with my sister who is addict to drugs. She was my best friend. We did just about everything together. For example‚ get our nails done‚ go to parties‚ and joke around and have a good time like sisters do. She has a great personality‚ very outspoken‚ and outgoing. Just a beautiful person in her own way. I can’t believe how close we were at
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what to avoid. Sadly many of us do not have the self-control of saying a “NO” to something which we know is not healthy. The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of central concern nowadays. It is especially acute among the youth and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young one as it destroys brain cells and other organs. However‚ the harmful
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English 10 Drug Addiction and To Kill a Mockingbird According to Harper Lee‚ To Kill a Mockingbird is a clear representation of any civilization. Drug addiction wasn’t clearly represented in To Kill a Mockingbird. The incident with Mrs. Dubose doesn’t represent the struggles of modern day drug addicts. Drug addiction today is more severe than it is in represented in To Kill a Mockingbird. Today people who choose to abuse harmful drugs are more likely to get addicted than those who use morphine
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abuse & addiction. 2005. 12 Apr. 2008 <http://www.guide4living/drugabuse/heroin-effects.htm> 4 7. Leduc‚ Marc. Addiction to Methadone and Other Opiates. 2003. 25 May. 2008. <http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/methadone.htm> 8 11. National Institute on Drug Abuse. “What is Heroin?” Heroin Abuse and Addiction. 2005 9 Apr. 2008. <http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/heroin/heroin2.html> 12 13. Richter‚ R.W. “Cerebral Complication of Heroin ‘Overdose’” Neurological Complications of Addiction to Heroin
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Human sexual arousal is the course of action and status of being prepared for sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Humans‚ unlike inferior members of the animal kingdom‚ are competent in sexual arousal throughout the year‚ which dictates there is no human mating season. In becoming aroused‚ the term "turn-ons" is given to the tangible and intangible items causing such a reaction (Wikipedia‚ 2005). However‚ recent research is demonstrating that sexual arousal is dependent upon excitement
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