Cause and Effect in Gambling Addiction Gambling becomes type of addiction for most people who are involved in game. People may look that gambling can be a pleasure in seeking behavior; but sometimes‚ it can be really difficult to stop this kind of activity or even avoid a certain type of emotional pain once they started it. Gambling is the main reason of divorce right now and a separation of a family members’. Some researchers think that addictive gambling can be referred as a type of mental disorder
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Morgan Azbill English 1111 Addiction: A Disease or A Weakness? Addiction- a primary‚ chronic‚ neurobiologic disease‚ with genetic‚ psychosocial‚ and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use‚ compulsive use‚ continued use despite harm‚ and craving. The difference between addiction and abuse is often times unclear. It’s a difficult call to make as a family member
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The Causes of Drug Addiction What causes a man to risk losing his family or worse his freedom for the ability to get high? What causes a parent to risk not only their own health by smoking but also the health of their children? The answer is addiction. Alan I. Leshner‚ PhD states that the “essence of addiction [is an] uncontrollable‚ compulsive drug seeking and use‚ even in the face of negative health and social consequences.” He goes on to say‚ “This is the crux of how many professional organizations
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intends to expose the learners to uses‚ abuse and contraindication of drugs. Social studies being an integrated discipline which derives its curriculum contents from many educational curricula encourages teaching and learning of drug issues‚ abuse‚ addiction and its health implications. CHAPTER TWO Review of Related Literature The earlier studies that are relevant to this research are reviewed based on the below sub-headings: (1) Theories on Drug Abuse (2) Concept of Drug Abuse
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Effects of Drug Addiction Drug addiction is a serious illness that affects millions of Americans. If you are one of those millions‚ or if someone you love shows signs of addiction‚ reach out for help before it’s too late. You may be someone who just can’t understand how you got into addiction‚ or you may want to help a friend or family member but you don’t know what to do. Understanding some of the possible causes for abuse‚ which can lead to addiction‚ and the effects of addiction on your body can
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Addictions Addiction is a very touchy subject. Millions upon millions of people in the world today are addicted to various things‚ be it: drugs‚ alcohol‚ sex‚ money‚ pain‚ and numerous other things‚ and the scary thing is‚ is that they don’t even know it. People go their whole loves without ever realizing that they have lived their whole life for that one thing. Addiction can be harmless in some cases‚ but in others it can ruin friendships‚ wreck families and breakup marriages‚ and lead to
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Everyday you turn on the TV and there is a new support group for some addiction. A 12-step program for internet addiction‚ gambling‚ alcoholism‚ etc. These groups are a blessing to those who desire to make the changes in their lives and to know they are not alone. There is one addiction‚ however‚ that seem to have no ‘cure’ no 12 step program‚ and no true understanding – the obsession and addiction to money. We work each day of our lives to support our families‚ provide shelter‚ food and clothing
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schools looking at him for collage scholarships. Jim and his friends all devilled in what some would consider minor drugs. Weed‚ prescription pills‚ and slowly began to progress into more harsh drugs like inhalants‚ cocaine and eventually heroine. The addiction itself was a slow progression that started out just because he was out with friends and everyone else was doing it. Then slowly he needed more and more just a little wasn’t enough‚ he needed more and more to satisfy his habit. He become physically
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1 Kylie Greer ENG-106 January 25‚ 2015 Diane Goodman A Nation of Addicts Addiction is commonly associated with such substances as drugs and alcohol; however‚ there are many that are more common that a majority of people face whether they realize it or not‚ such as an addiction to sugar. In our current society‚ we are constantly surrounded by sugar as it is in almost all of the food we eat whether it be a small or large amount. Due to this‚ one is constantly consuming sugar and does not even
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