Introduction Gambling is deeply rooted in American culture (Findlay‚ 1986). In precolonial times‚ the proceeds from lotteries authorized by the ruling English monarchy were used to subsidize explorations to‚ and settlements within‚ the New World (Ezell‚ 1960). As colonial America matured‚ government and private lotteries‚ as well as social gambling‚ were common. The colonial era of gambling ended with the spread of Jacksonian morality‚ aided by numerous well-publicized scandals. Civil War reconstruction
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Drug Profile Paper University of Phoenix PSY/425 March 22th‚ 2012 Drug Profile Paper This paper will illustrate several aspects of how drugs affect our lives. Addiction philosophies including the psychology and physiology will be explained in an attempt to describe how drugs affect our bodies both physically and mentally. Secondly‚ different drug categories types will be covered including: stimulants‚ depressants‚ narcotics‚ hallucinogens‚ and cannabis. Each of these categories has different
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Addiction is an issue that many families find themselves struggling with. The film‚ Addiction: The family in crisis‚ discusses many of the issues surrounding addiction and alcoholism in the family. Addiction was described in the film as a “family disease”‚ meaning not only does addiction and alcoholism effect everyone in the family‚ everyone also has a role to play in the family dynamics which may perpetuate the behavior of the alcoholic. The most notable position prolonging the addict’s behavior
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2012 Should Sugar be considered an Addictive Drug? Dictionary.com defines addiction as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming‚ as narcotics” (Dictionary.com) . When one thinks of being enslaved as a habit‚ they think of the Hollywood version of a habit. Sitting alone in a dark room‚ feeding the habit‚ and then hating yourself for it. But‚ can sugar be considered an addiction by definition. Dextrose‚ Maltodextrin‚ Corn
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Drugs Control Lives The long lasting effects on drugs can be destructive. Once you’ve become hooked on drugs they can make you do things you never thought would happen. It always starts out just wanting to try it to see what it does to you‚ but usually once you’ve started it becomes a habit. A habit that you start having no control over‚ and before you know it you’ve lost everything that was important to you. People I know have become victims to drugs and it is sad to see the outcome from choosing
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Drug abuse Compulsive‚ excessive‚ and self-damaging use of habit forming drugs or substances‚ leading to addiction ordependence‚ serious physiological injury (such as damageto kidneys‚ liver‚ heart) and/or psychological harm (such asdysfunctional behavior patterns‚ hallucinations‚ memoryloss)‚ or death. Also called substance abuse. Drug 1. Natural or synthetic substance which (when taken into a living body) affects its functioning or structure‚ and is used in the diagnosis‚ mitigation‚ treatment
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Drug Abuse inside the Mind and Body Brittney Rojo COMM/156 17 February‚ 2013 Professor Nicholas Delzotto Since 1980‚ the number of drug addictions resulting in death has risen 540 percent. (Florida Institute of Technology Counseling and Psychological Services‚ n.d.). Drug abuse is a process that progresses through patterns of repetitive behavior through rewarding feelings that come with substance use. Often unintentional‚ users see drug experience as a recreational crutch. Although
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Psychology Psychoactive Drugs and their Effects Medications that effect people psychologically are called psychoactive drugs. They are often helpful in treating depression‚ anxiety‚ insomnia‚ and other psychological complications. Psychoactive drugs don’t affect the underlying causes of these disorders‚ but they can provide symptomatic relief to allow people to live more normal lives. Anxiety can be defined as persistent nervousness‚ tension‚ or panic caused by stress or other psychological
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The purpose of this study “Self Rating Of dependency/addiction regarding drugs‚ sex‚ love‚ food: male and female college students” was to see if drug addiction and dependencies were related to each other in any type of way. They also wanted to see if they were related to addictions and dependency in other areas such as love‚ sex‚ food‚ ect. Some questions they asked themselves to help conduct the study was “to what degree do addictions to drugs‚ sex‚ love‚ and food correlate with each other?”‚ “Are
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Heroin Addiction in Utah: Understanding the Problem Heroin is a powerful illegal opiate drug. Some opiates have legitimate medical uses for surgery and pain management. However‚ all opiates are highly-addictive. According to the National Center for Health‚ 80% of heroin users first started their addiction by misusing prescription pain medication. After a doctor stops prescribing the pills‚ someone with an addiction to opiates may begin buying prescription pills on the street. Once they run out of
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