Abuse and addiction are common problems with adolescents in almost all parts of the world. These two words have substantial differences which will be discussed in this context. Substance abuse indicates that someone is using something in the wrong way. Substances are abused when people smoke‚ drink or take illegal drugs. Addiction means that an individual has no control over the substances that he or she takes. People get addicted for medicines‚ glue‚ cocaine‚ marijuana or even cigarettes‚ among
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Drugs: Addiction and Quitting Leigh Jenner Psychology 355 April 4‚ 2011 Stephen Northam Everyone knows they should get or stay healthy. For most people getting healthy means eating a little less‚ exercising a little more‚ or abstaining from smoking and drinking. However‚ for those who have a problem with drugs—as well as alcohol—getting healthy is literally a matter of life and death. The problem with drugs and alcohol is that there are more factors than just a nice feeling. There are‚ in more
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Addiction to Junk Food Everyday‚ millions of people consume the so-called addictive "junk food.” Most of the people who do not have time‚ or find it affortable eat in fast food restourants such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ and many others. Junk food is addictive because of many reasons such as saving time. The junk food can be clasified in few categories - snacks‚ fast food‚ and soft drinks. First come the snacks‚ which are being brought everyday by millions of people who are not conserned about
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Addiction means to be physical and mentally dependent on a particular substance‚ and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects. According to American Society for Addiction Medicine (2012)‚ “Addiction is a primary‚ chronic disease of brain reward‚ motivation‚ memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological‚ psychological‚ social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief
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Addiction and Drug Abuse There are many people that try drugs out for different reason. Some of the reasons many people experiment with drugs is because they want to have fun‚ improvement in athletic abilities‚ ease of depression‚ anxiety‚ and stress‚ because others are doing it or just out of curiosity. Drug use does not necessarily lead to drug abuse and there is not a particular level that using drugs will change from insouciant to challenging. Drug abuse and addiction varies by individual.
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Rabindranath Tagore | Tagore c. 1915‚ the year he was knighted byGeorge V. Tagore repudiated his knighthood‚ in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacrein 1919.[1] | Born | May 7‚ 1861 Calcutta (Kolkata)‚ Bengal Presidency‚ British India | Died | 7 August 1941 (aged 80) Calcutta (Kolkata)‚ Bengal Presidency‚ British India | Occupation | Poet‚ short-story writer‚ song composer‚ playwright‚ essayist‚ and painter | Language | Bengali‚ English | Nationality | Indian | Ethnicity
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Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the
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of video gaming can be summarized into one word: addiction. Guilty pleasures like video games‚ television‚ and candy are tolerable when done in moderation. The problem with video gaming is that unless controlled or limited by a third party‚ it’s both chemically and mentally addictive. Studies have scientifically shown that excitement from playing video games causes the human brain to release an addictive chemical. Psychologically‚ video game addiction is explained through what is called ’the God effect
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TEEN CHOICES LITERATURE REVIEW- ADDICTION INDEX Section 1: Introduction................................................................................................................pg 3 Section 2: Descent into addiction...............................................................................................pg 4 Section 3: Turning Point.............................................................................................................pg 5 Section 4: Rehabilitation...........
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difficult to make a gambler stop gambling?” Well‚ it all goes down to the causes behind it. Thus‚ today I’ll be talking to you about the three main causes of gambling addiction. But first of all‚ what is gambling addiction? Gambling addiction is a progressive condition similar to alcohol and drug addictions. People with gambling addiction have difficulty controlling their gambling and their gambling behaviour will increase over time. Thus‚ the first point I would like to talk about is relieving stress
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