CHEM 1660 BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY Part III Addiction Dr. Susan Y. LIANG Email: ytliang@hkbu.edu.hk Office: FSC 702B Opium – Catholicon or Toxin • Evidence suggests that more than 5‚000 years ago the properties of opium were known in the Euphrates River (幼发拉底河) delta. • Around 330 B. C.‚ Alexander the Great took opium to Persia and India‚ from where cultivation slowly spread eastward and reached China in about the 7th century (唐朝). 13th century‚ India The opium poppy
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Genetic explanations for the Initiation of addictions Heritability of addictions such as alcoholism and gambling can be studied through family and twin studies. The presumptions of twin and family studies are that if family members share similar behaviours‚ then the degree to which the behaviours are caused by genetic factors can be examined. There are two types of twins‚ identical and non-identical. Identical twins are monozygotic (MZ) as they came from the same egg‚ and therefore share an identical
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Addiction We are going to talk about addiction and what it means. There are a couple text book definitions to what this means. Addiction in one form or another is common to most people. Addiction in the dictionary says‚ “The quality or state of being addicted.” With that being the case‚ look at what addicted means. Addicted also means to devote or surrender to something habitually or obsessively. Most of the time we hear this word is because we associate it with drugs. When most people think of
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Presentation Outline: Hello‚ my name is John I am a Finance Major‚ and I went abroad during my Junior year‚ in the Fall of 2009. I studied for a semester at the University of St. Andrews in St. Andrews‚ Scotland. WHERE – • United Kingdom; what is it? Made up of England‚ Scotland‚ Whales and Northern Ireland. • Distance from major cities‚ why St. Andrews is famous PROGRAM – • Choosing the country was difficult‚ I wanted to go everywhere. Looking at pictures‚ intensive research and history
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Addictions can be something scary for everyone involved. There are several different types of addictions that are dealt with every day in our society. When someone has an addiction to something it not only affects them‚ but also anyone around them that could be impacted. There are many different treatments depending on the specific addiction. As well‚ there are many different causes to various addictions. This is an important topic to understand whether you are the one addicted or someone looking
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these understandings on addiction to social care practice. The word “addict” originates from Roman law where an individual is compelled to his or her creditor place of payment of debt (Ross et al‚ 2010). As Dunnington states that addiction is defined a number of different ways. Addiction is defined as a “brain disease” personifies by “compulsive use of drugs” this definition comes from the Institute of Medicine (2011). The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic‚ relapsing
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view regarding abuse/addiction is superficial and during this time I think it’s merely a wrong decision. But as I grew and exposed to this through peers‚ school and church teachings I saw that there are a lot of factors to consider why an individual resort to drug and/or alcohol abuse/addiction. Emotional factors: I learned this in-depth during my college life (a couple of years ago) when I was introduced to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. There is a high risk for addiction for people who have
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Gabriela Arrazola Com107 Outline Lucid Dreaming Purpose: To introduce a unique topic on a certain stage of dreaming Thesis: what is so important/interesting about lucid dreaming? I. Introduction A. Have you ever wanted to visit a place from a book? …How about recreate the greatest moment that you’ve ever lived or maybe even create one that you would want to live through? B. My name is Gaby Arrazola…will introduce term Lucid Dreaming C. (a) What exactly Lucid Dreaming means and
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Gifted Education presentation outline Into: Hook: Gifted students can spend as much as half the school day simply waiting for classmates to catch on to the current lesson. (Smith 2003) There has to be a better way! Thesis: Research shows that using acceleration‚ in its many forms‚ is the best way to educate gifted children. Preview: Two of the most effective forms of acceleration are grade skipping and curriculum compacting. Body: Grade Skipping: what; benefit; myth What: single
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PREPARATION OUTLINE | Title | : | Shark | Order | : | Topical order | General Purpose | : | To inform | Specific Purpose | : | To inform our audience about why sharks attack human‚ type of sharks that usually attack human and precautious steps on how to avoid from being attacked by a shark. | Central Idea | : | Even though the likelihood of you being attack by a shark is low‚ it is still common and that is why it is important to know why sharks attack human‚ the type of sharks that attack human
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