Nicotine Addiction People start to smoke at an early age‚ usually during their teenage years. By the time they become adults‚ they are addicted and it may become difficult to quit. Many individuals smoke for different reasons‚ the image of fitting in or stress related issues are two explanations people perceive. The addiction is real and cigarette users do not realize the health effects tobacco will cause. Surgeon General C. Everette Koop reported that nicotine in cigarettes and other tobacco products
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Sugar Addiction and Its Effects on the Human Body Roy Marvitz Course: BSC-1010 Gary Brannan Date: April 03‚ 2013 Sugar Addiction and Its Effects on the Human Body Research done recently has shed light on the issue of sugar addiction and its effects on the health of human beings. The qualities in sugar that make it addictive have been confirmed by scientists. A study by Colantuoni‚ Carlo‚ Pedro‚ Rada‚ McCarthy‚ Patten‚ Nicole‚ Chadeayne‚ and Hoebel in 2002 sought to establish whether
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Addiction The Tabers medical dictionary defines drug addiction as a compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a drug that produces adverse psychological‚ physical‚ economic‚ social‚ or legal ramifications(5). In the U.S.‚ the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a growing problem. In 2007‚ for example‚ the CDC reported that more than 27‚500 Americans died of drug overdose‚ an increase of more than 100% in the preceding
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drink. For that reason‚ alcoholics usually drink to excess despite the consequences. Alcoholism‚ like any addiction‚ is a chronic disorder which involves continued use despite negative consequences and requires ongoing treatment and management. This research paper will cover many aspects of alcoholism including the causes and effects of drinking and different treatment approaches. Alcohol Addiction: A Growing Epidemic Alcohol’s importance in our social history is significant. Even more significant
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Unfortunately‚ amphetamines are also one of the most abused drugs on the planet. Far too many times‚ people use these drugs in ways that were not intended. That often leads to amphetamine addiction‚ which in turn‚ leads to a very large range of other serious issues. About Amphetamine Addiction Amphetamine addiction usually starts innocently enough. College students pop a pill or two to enhance the time they have to study. Adults working long hours will rely on amphetamines to keep them awake. Sometimes
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The Cause of Addiction COM/156 Each year‚ there are more deaths and disabilities in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. In the United States alone‚ it is reported that roughly 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; 5 to 6 million have drug problems‚ and more than 9 million children live with a parent addicted to alcohol or illicit drugs. Drug addiction continues to be a growing concern‚ prompting medical and scientific research on a global scale into the possible
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Heroin Addiction Rupert Pulliam COMP/156 August 3‚ 2013 Shelley Gordon Heroin Addiction Linda is on her way to the local pawnshop to get a loan on her son’s video game console so she can get her daily fix of heroin. Linda cannot not function because she is not feeling well; Linda is vomiting‚ nose running‚ has stomach cramps‚ and muscle aches. Once Linda gets the cash she needs‚ she is off to buy a couple of bags of heroin. Heroin‚ abusing the drug will change how a person’s brain and body
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Addiction Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that affects the brains reward‚ motivation and other related systems. It is a relationship you have with an object or substance. Most addicts come to depend on that object or substance to meet emotional needs. Individuals struggling with addiction are unable to control their actions and make rational decisions about their behavior. There are two main forms of addiction‚ physiological and psychological. Psychological is an emotional dependence
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the Persistent Beast Meth addiction is a horrible beast that steals your life from you. Meth is a highly addictive drug and “Meth is now the No. 1 drug in rural America” (Got Meth?). Meth can negatively rearrange and scramble the user’s life‚ sometimes bringing complete destruction. Meth addiction will separate the individual that is using from their family and loved ones‚ will make the user have a extremely hard time obtaining and managing money‚ and meth addiction will cause physical and psychological
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Will your children survive the Facebook-apocalypse? Baroness Susan Greenfield begins her feature by asking a‚ to her‚ relevant question;” Can you imagine a world without long-term relationships […]?” This might seem as an exaggeration of the possible outcome‚ considering the topic in hand; children’s use of Facebook. It is however the rhetoric used throughout the feature from 2009‚ but don’t let it scare you from reading a different view on the common household item. Susan Greenfield is a neuroscientist
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