Pathologically‚ addiction is characterized by the pursuit of reward or relief substances in a compulsive‚ uncontrolled‚ and debilitating fashion. This behavior occurs as a result of alterations in the mesolimbic pathway of the brain‚ implicated in reward‚ motivation‚ and memory. More specifically‚ the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and nucleus accumbens are two regions that directly mediate addiction. The VTA‚ activated by addictive substances‚ is the site of dopaminergic neurons that project onto the nucleus
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Addiction is still somewhat of an unsolved mystery and no one is exactly sure how a certain substance acts on the brain. A popular definition of addiction is progressing from liking the substance to needing the substance and constantly seeking it out despite any negative consequences the user may experience. There is still much research to be done in the field of addiction especially alcoholism. The mechanism alcohol utilizes is disinhibition of GABA in the brain. GABA is an inhibitory transmitter
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health issues (De Chesnay‚ & Anderson‚ 2012). The following groups of people are considered vulnerable populations: high-risk mothers and infants‚ the chronically ill and disabled‚ those living with HIV/AIDS‚ the mentally challenged‚ alcohol and substance abusers‚ abusive families‚ homeless‚ and immigrants or refugees (De Chesnay‚ & Anderson‚ 2012‚ Pp. 7). One of the greatest barriers to health care in the United States is lack of insurance coverage. The recession has caused many people to lose
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A Novel Way to Clean Wastewater By SOPHIA LI Nytimes.com Seven years ago‚ Paul Edmiston was working in his laboratory on a potential way to detect the presence of explosives. By accident‚ he created a material that acted as a powerful sponge that could absorb small organic compounds like gasoline‚ motor oil‚ and pesticides dissolved in water. Today Dr. Edmiston‚ a professor of chemistry at the College of Wooster in Ohio‚ is hoping that his invention‚ dubbed Osorb‚ will have a new commercial
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personality down to action of genes Antisocial personality and addiction • Rounsaville et al and Slutsky et al – found a strong link between alcoholism and antisocial personality disorder and ADD. o Important for clinicians to be aware that substance addiction frequently coexists with other mental disorders and this has implication for successful treatment. o Personality represents an individual difference. Personality is likely to be product of both nature and nurture interacting. • Lawton
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be regular attendees‚ who greeted me with hugs and welcomed me to the meeting. After attending the AA support group‚ I felt as though I already knew what to expect and how to effectively receive the stories of how some of the individuals overcame substance abuse addiction. The meeting began with the facilitator reciting the Serenity Prayer‚ then she asked if anyone was new to the meeting. Again I was nervous and uncertain how to respond so I looked around but did not stand up because I did not want
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Strategies Literature Review for Bridging the Gap Substance abuse today is a widespread problem for youth as a whole‚ and presents an especially important challenge for those involved in the juvenile justice system. To help inform research related to substance abuse treatment in the juvenile justice system‚ we conducted a 10-year literature review guided by the framework of the 9 key elements to effective adolescent substance abuse treatment identified by Drug Strategies in Treating Teens:
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Substance Abuse and Addiction a Mental Illness “A state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease” is the World Health Organization’s (WHO‚ 2012) well known definition of health. It is understood that health is referring to one’s physical state however it is also unnoticed that mental state is also a determinant of health. The general public has little or no knowledge about mental illness‚ as it is often a sensitive subject. Furthermore‚ mental illness
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workers aim to protect people and assist them to change their lives. Social workers from all areas are likely to come across and work with families and people who are affected by their own or someone else’s alcohol or other drug problems. Increased substance used is reported within adults and people with learning disabilities (Davies: 2012). In the UK about one third of the grown-up residents amid the ages of 16 to 64 accept having used some sort of illicit drug in their life time. Individuals less than
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alcohol. This vicious cycle of secretive substance dependence is often not immediately detected. This is not only due to the addicted nurse’s initial ability to maintain a normal amount of productivity but also to the nurse’s colleagues’ willingness to ignore such trepidations. Some
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