International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research 3 (1): 49-74 Internet Addiction among Greek University Students: Demographic Associations with the Phenomenon‚ using the Greek version of Young’s Internet Addiction Test Christos C. Frangos1‚ Constantinos C. Frangos2 and Apostolos P. Kiohos3 Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is a new disorder described in 1996 by the psychologist Kimberly Young. The aim of this paper is to estimate the percentage of IA among Greek university students
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Cocaine addiction is a growing issue in the youth population because “the use of alcohol and illicit drugs typically begins during adolescence. For most‚ this use is experimental or occasional‚ but a substantial minority will experience harm to their current or subsequent health‚ or threaten the well-being of others” (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse‚ 2007‚ p. 3)‚ thus alarming a future of inevitable adversities in abstaining from drugs. Cocaine is a popular drug that continues to make its popularity
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Effects of Computer Addiction to Students Study Habits Research Report Presented to the Catanduanes State University Author’s Note This Research paper is for compliance In English 2 subject‚ Writing in the Discipline‚ this Second Semester School Year 2013-2014 Introduction DOTA (Defence of the Ancient)‚ DOTA 2‚ LOL (League of Legends) and other offline and online games are some of the most played computer games in
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(Illegal)Drug Addiction A Research Paper Presented to: Maestro John In Partial Fulfilment Of the requirements In English IV Presented by: Marjorie Duran Table of Contents III. Introduction * What are the causes of drugs * Reasons why people are using Drugs * Reasons why people can’t stop using drugs IV-V. Facts and Topic Concept * Impact on demand (2000-2012) * Facts about using drugs VI. Survey content and data VII. Survey Questions and answers
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When you think of addiction the first two things that come to mind are drugs and alcohol. Then you may think about smoking or maybe even gambling as an addiction‚ but there are so many more you would not even dream of. How about considering fashion as an addiction? In the case of writer Delia Cleveland this is true. Fashion was her addiction‚ but she is now a recovering “fashion addict”. In the article‚ “Champagne Taste‚ Beer Budget”‚ Delia describes her affair with fashion and how it changed her
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Parents who suffer with alcohol addiction can disrupt a family’s life and cause harmful effects that can last life long time. The effects that are experienced by the members of a family may be different from one to another. Children of alcoholic parents are defined as those who grow up in a home with at least one alcoholic parent (About.com‚ 2008). According to Berger (1993)‚ most children with alcoholic parents have many common symptoms such as low self-esteem‚ loneliness‚ guilt‚ feelings of helplessness
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A. Perhaps‚ begin with factual story of the 19 year old mother who was arrested in June 2012 for placing her infant in her car seat on top of her car and driving because she was high on Marijuana. Thankfully‚ the child was not physically injured; however‚ the mother was put in jail and she lost her child to CPS. B. THESIS Example: Marijuana is a very dangerous and addictive substance; despite assurances from varied sources‚ Marijuana impairs memory‚ affects psychotransmitters and destroys
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Krokodil The world’s most horrifying drug can be found right outside your door. This drug is known as Krokodil and its being dispersed around the world. It originated in Russia several years ago. Nobody knows exactly how long it’s been in the U S‚ but some people believe it has been for over a year. The side effects are so shocking that after use of this drug just one time your life will never be the same. There is no guarantee that you will even recover. In the end you will die. The name Krokodil
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shocked to see the vast array of people attending the meeting. There were people of all different walks of life: a lawyer‚ a college student‚ a grandmother‚ a construction worker‚ a mother. It was clear to see that no one is exempt from the grasp addiction can have on you nor is no one too far removed to seek recovery. As I found my seat‚ I was greeted with very kind eyes‚ compassionate smiles‚ empathetic nods‚ and an invitation to freely help myself to the refreshments and the pamphlets located
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A STUDY OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS OF SEKOLAH MENENGAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN PEI YUAN‚ KAMPAR YONG SHU QIN A RESEARCH PAPER SUBNITTED IN PARTIAL FUOFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARCH 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express gratitude for the coaching‚ guidance and input from several special individual. Firstly‚ I would like to thank Ms. Low Sew Kim‚ my supervisor
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