term “addiction” and all of its conditions to television watching. First‚ let us define addiction in the sense that Winn interprets it. She claims‚ “The essence of any serious addiction is a pursuit of pleasure‚ a search for a ‘high’ that normal life does not supply. It is only the inability to function without the addictive substance that is dismaying.” This claim‚ made only three paragraphs into the piece‚ immediately casts doubt on her interpretation of addiction. The addiction Winn
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The Difference between Choice and Addiction By: Michael Chorba Jr. COM 220 June 30‚ 2010 Nicole Mclnnes Doctors believe that addiction or alcoholism isn’t a choice but believe that it is a disease. The definition of disease is “A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts‚ and its etiology‚ pathology‚ and prognosis may be known or unknown” (MDO‚ 2010). Addiction and alcoholism is more of a disease than
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The disease model views addiction as a disease thus allowing the healthcare system to provide assistance in prevention and treatment of addiction. By implementing the healthcare system to be involved‚ any person suffering from addiction can receive treatment where they may not if addiction was not considered a disease. Scientific advances have shown that addiction has long term effects on the brain and effects the behavior of an individual. With the understanding the addiction is a brain disease that
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Co-occurring Disorders and Addiction SUBS500_ B02_201230 Treatment of drug and alcohol addiction is seldom as simple as merely addressing the particular chemicals addict is taking into his body. More often than not‚ addicts suffer from other disorders in conjunction with their chemical dependency. The clinical reference to such a condition is called co-occurring disorders (Doweiko‚ 2012). According to Arias and Kranzler (2008) an estimated 1.1 percent of the U.S. population has an alcohol
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Drug Addiction: To Cure or Not To Cure University of Phoenix Abstract Drug addiction is a huge social problem‚ and to some individuals; feel there is no end. People either try to fight this disease or just put their hands down preferring to think that nothing could be done. This paper investigates what drug addiction really is and why some people believe it is incurable. Primarily the main focus of the work is dedicated to the issue of
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Alcohol Addiction: A Case in the Muslim Community Nabawia Abou-Basha Introduction This paper is a brief overview of addiction among Muslims in North America. There is an increasing number of Muslims in North America coming with experiences of trauma as a result of the violence and war occurring in parts of the Middle East. These individuals often experience depression‚ difficulty integrating into Canadian culture‚ and intergenerational conflict as the new generation adapts to Canadian culture
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Substance Abuse and Addiction: Is There a Solution? Chad Mooney California College San Diego CSS101 September 18‚ 2012 Prof. Jim Rieser Substance Abuse and Addiction: Is There a Solution? Do you or someone you know have a problem with drugs or alcohol? Has life become unmanageable? You should be aware of the differences between abuse and addiction. Because drug abuse and addiction disrupt so many aspects of your life‚ treatment is not simple. Understanding drug abuse and addiction and effective
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11 October 2012 Heroin Addiction: Pathways to Treatment Although no single treatment is appropriate for everyone‚ I am an avid supporter of abstinence with psychosocial support as the most valuable and effective treatment for the disease of heroin addiction. This model promotes real change in the life of the addicted. Change that may start with the physical aspect‚ detoxification‚ ridding the body of the offensive chemical‚ and abstinence‚ continuing to not pick up that drug again‚ no matter what
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Running head: CASUAL SEX ADDICTION Casual Sex Can Be an Addiction PSY420 Table of Contents Casual Sex Can it be an Addiction 3 Sexually Activity and Intamcy 3 - 4 Sexually Intercourse 4 - 5 The Additiction 5 - 7 References 8 . Casual Sex Can Be an Addiction It ’s not news to anybody these days‚ if they watch any television or glance over the covers of the magazines lining the counters at checkout in almost all grocery stores‚ that we live in a sex-saturated society where
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What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use‚ despite the consequences to the individual who is addicted and to those that are around him or her. Alt-hough the decision to take drugs are voluntary for most people‚ the brain changes that occur over time will challenge the addicted person’s self control and hamper his or her ability to resist taking drugs. Fortunately‚ treatments are available to help people counter their addiction’s
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