Running head: ADOLESCENCE 1 Adolescence and Substance Abuse or Addiction Christina Ayres Liberty University Running head: ADOLESCENCE 2 Adolescence and Substance Abuse or Addiction Adolescents‚ or teenagers‚ use drugs (prescription and illegal) and alcohol for many of the same reasons as adults. Most notably‚ the pleasure or euphoric feeling associated with use and as an escape from the stress and pressure of a situation or of life in general. Many students have even started
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FACEBOOK ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS * “I’ll just check facebook once before I start studying” is what the students tell themselves and they end up online for hours. Every day‚ millions of students go on a social media website. To many of them‚ social media is like a drug. There’s a euphoric high that comes from having a new notification or post‚ like the high from a snort of cocaine or smoke of marijuana. The lows of not being able to check it when they want is like the draw of an addictive drug
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new things that they have never had to deal with before‚ such as drugs. Many children do not know how to handle a situation when faced with drugs‚ which opens the possibility of bad decision making. Just one bad decision can lead to a lifetime of addiction and struggling. The use of dangerous drugs is a growing issue amongst teens in real life while also depicted in modern works of literature such as Crank and Go Ask Alice. With no prior exposure to them‚ teenagers have no clue how to deal with a
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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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Comparison of Theories The family model theory and the diseases model of addiction are very essential in understanding from psychology point of view. The foremost discussion is the family model. This theory has a very strong belief that the addiction of an individual is could only be understood when the relation of the person with his family is considered on the first priority‚ this means that any person is determined by his addiction and other habits by his relation with his family members and peers
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Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse dependency consequences‚ or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Addictions can include‚ but are not limited to‚ alcohol abuse‚ drug abuse‚ exercise abuse‚ pornography and gambling. Classic hallmarks of addiction include: impaired control over substances or behavior‚ preoccupation with substance or behavior‚ continued use despite consequences‚ and denial. The adolescents and young adults try drugs
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extent of destructive public health and safety implications of drug abuse and addiction‚ such as family disintegration‚ loss of employment‚ failure in school‚ domestic violence‚ and child abuse. These consequences all blossom from curiosity‚ diversion of reality‚ and the want to be socially accepted. Many young people become involved in drugs before they are fully aware of the health risks and the power of addiction. Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking
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guilt and shame‚ some drink as a way of celebration‚ and others drink because of they are physically dependent on it. The addiction to alcohol is an illness and the people surrounding an alcoholic can be negatively impacted by their ways. The many consequences that come with the addiction can often lead negative outcomes such as death and crumbling relationships.
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Nurture: Addiction Nature and Nurture: Addiction John Walden Valley Forge Christian College Nature and Nurture: Addiction Abstract Recent studies have indicated that the ongoing debate about addiction is being re-analyzed to incorporate an integrated theme. Some of this scientist refuses the idea while others search for peace in the midst of this chaos. The idea of this study is to present both views. First‚ the distinction of nature must be identified in the application to addiction. Second
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Kaung Wai Yan Kyaw English 151 RW Prof J. Hurley Angie Bachmann’s gambling addiction Angie Bachmann‚ mother of 3 children‚ got addicted to gambling. When she lost everything‚ she tried to sue the casino for encouraging her to keep on gambling. There are a few factors why Bachmann gambling addiction went out of control‚ casino‚ loneliness‚ feel special‚ friends and her surroundings. Addiction is some sort of habit‚ habit is like a routines and habit can be changed if they have the will. Bachmann
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