Addictive or Not Addictive? That Is The Question Marie Winn‚ author of “TV Addiction” states that‚ “television viewing‚ for those vulnerable to addiction‚ is more like drinking or taking drugs- once you start it’s hard to stop” (609). Winn strongly believes that television is so addicting that it can and will ruin people’s lives. The meaning of addiction according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (such as heroin‚ nicotine‚ alcohol)
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Drug Profile Katie VanEsch PSY425 October 25‚ 2010 BARBARA NOSAL Drug Profile There are many different types of addictions that fall into the categories of chemical dependency or physiological and psychological dependence. Dependencies such as physiological and psychological consequences most typically accompany substance abuse. Alcohol is one of the most widely used substances in America today and is perhaps the most popular widespread form of substance abuse. However‚ there are several
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more reserved states are decriminalizing the use of the once unanimously illegal cannabis drug. This new mentality however‚ which can be seen in many parts of the United States and Europe‚ is not uniform across the globe. In countries across across Latin America‚ the drug industry is one that is still very much a present issue to the governments and civilians of producing and distributing nations where drugs such as marijuana and cocaine sustain an industry of crime. For outsiders‚
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The first drug court was established in Miami-Dade Florida in 1989. Drug courts were established because of the “revolving door of drug use” and recidivism. Recidivism is defined as criminals being prone to revert back to criminal behavior after being released from jail. Recidivism is very significant ito the Criminal Justice System because it shows the number of offenders that return to prison within a certain amount of time. Data shows that drug court participants are less likely to be arrested
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disorder which cannot yet be cured: so what are the current available treatments to help relieve the disorder’s symptoms? The Problem Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive‚ degenerative neurological disorder which is caused by nerve cell death in the midbrain called the substantia nigra which is responsible for producing neurotransmitters dopamine. The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson‚ who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817 after
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The word television comes from Greek and means "seeing far away". However‚ the more we watch it‚ the more short-sighted and narrow-minded we become. Unfortunately‚ TV is fast becoming as popular and dangerous as drugs. In this essay‚ I will outline some problems linked to TV. addiction and suggest some viable solution. Starting with the dangers‚ health is one of the biggest. To clarify‚ people who watch too much TV. frequently develop problems with their eyes and back and‚ too‚ may become obese
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Research paper Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract‚ which can lead to abdominal pain‚ severe diarrhea and even malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people. The inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Like ulcerative colitis‚ another common IBD‚ Crohn’s disease can be both painful
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Parkinson’s Disease goes as far back as the 12th century B.C king Drooling described symptoms of the disease but was not documented until 1817 by James Parkinson. The term parkinsonism[->0] is used for a motor syndrome[->1] whose main symptoms are tremor at rest‚ stiffness‚ slowing of movement and postural instability. Parkinson’s disease causes neuropsychiatric disturbances‚ which include mainly cognition‚ mood and behavior problems‚ and can be as disabling as motor symptoms. Most people with Parkinson’s
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Brandon Ide Research Paper 4/12/14 Crohn’s Disease Outline I. Intro A. An article at CCFA.org states that Crohns disease was first discovered in 1932 by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. 1. *Colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer helped Crohn discover the disease. B. Crohn’s Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 1. Takes place in the gastrointestinal tract( GI tract) 2. Crohns is a chronic inflammatory condition C. Crohn’s Disease mainly affects the end of the
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Phobias and Addictions Briana Lee PSYC/300 June 14‚ 2011 Kaisa Freeman Phobias and Addictions Two emotional difficulties that learning theorists can account for are phobias and addictions. Through the use of both operant and classical conditioning‚ theorist may one day be able to understand phobias and addictions and guide sufferers to a place of better mental health. At the moment‚ theorists believe that sufferers are at the point of making irrational choices. Theorists hope is that
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