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    DRUG ADDICTION

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    DRUG ADDICTION Addiction in Philippines Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of addiction in Philippines‚ and how addiction effects users‚ and Filipino.  Controlling Idea: Addiction has components that influence the behavior in addicts‚ there are scientific reasoning‚ warning signs‚ and treatment alternatives.  According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse about half Filipino have a loved one‚ a friend‚ or an acquaintance who is addicted to drugs.  I. The definition of drug abuse

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    Internet Addiction

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    Ali Alsarraf 1600-101 RWG 23 January 2015 Melissa Vile The psychological cause of internet addiction The Internet is very peculiar it’s an object making information more accessible to the world. In this era the internet has become an integral part of many peoples work and personal life. It has helped in so many different aspects from being able to create connection of communication with family and friends all the way across the world‚ to

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    drug addiction

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    INTRODUTION Drug addiction is the chronic disease affecting the brain‚ and just everyone is different. Drug affect different ways. One person can take and abuse drugs‚ yet never become addicted‚ while another merely has one experience and is immediately hooked. Addiction explain and is charactererized by a person having to used the drugs repeatedly‚ regardless of the damage it does to their health‚ family career‚ and their rrelationshipwith friends and the community. Addiction is not limited to

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    teens and Internet addiction Internet addiction disorder (IAD) is a theorized disorder originally made as a satirical hoax by Ivan Goldberg‚ M.D.‚ in 1995. He took pathological gambling as diagnosed by the DSM-IV as his model for the spoofed description. Although IAD was meant to be a hoax‚ it is promoted as a real condition by some supporters. Supporters often divide IAD into subtypes by activity‚ such as pornography‚ overwhelming and immoderate gaming‚ inappropriate involvement in online social

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    Drug Addiction

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    Drug Addiction A drug addiction is an ongoing need to use drugs. It is also called substance dependence‚ because the person may depend on drugs to continue functioning normally. Like any addiction‚ it involves a craving‚ or strong want‚ that is very hard to control.[1] When the addict is no longer able to use the drug‚ they will suffer from withdrawal.[2] A person usually become addicted to specific kinds of drugs‚ the use of which may or may not be against the law. A person who may easily become

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    College Addiction

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    Netflix: Is binge streaming the new college addiction? 12/18/2013 by grantziegler Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos‚ Calif. Photo courtesy of Associated Press. By Jodi-Ann Jarrett Contributing Writer “My name is _____ and I’m addicted to Netflix.” At first glance‚ this statement reads like the opening line of a comedy bit‚ but could it be a serious cause for concern? Not according to NLC student Stephen Barton‚ “I’m not addicted to Netflix‚ I’m addicted to television and entertainment on any type

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    Counseling Theory Psychological Growth and Change Tiffini Chamblin Liberty University Abstract Psychological growth means different people. Some people think that psychological freedom gives them the freedom to do what they want; others seek to understand themselves better‚ others want to search themselves for their deeper true self. Psychological growth is the increase of the capacity for external accomplishment and inner fulfillment

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    Internet Addiction

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    Table Of Contents * The Introduction * WHAT IS INTERNET ADDICTION? * WHY DO PEOPLE ADDICT TO THE INTERNET? * WHO CAN BECOME ADDICTED TO THE INTERNET? * VIOLENCE IN ONLINE GAME * WHAT ARE INTERNET ADDICTION WARNING SIGNS? * THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERNET ADDICTION * WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS? * TIPS FOR PARENTS AND CARERS * Conclusion * References The Introduction The Internet is the largest source of information in the world today. With

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    Addiction Consequences

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    The Reasoning and Consequences of Addiction Addiction is defined as a “compulsive psychological need for and use of a habit-forming substance” (merriam-webster.com). It is a debilitating disease that spreads like an infection throughout the life of the addict. Persistent use then consumes every aspect of that life‚ damaging the physical‚ psychological and social well-being of anyone within its grip (merriam-webster.com). Addiction does not discriminate. People from every race‚ age‚ sex‚ religion

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    computer addiction

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    69 Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Antonius J. van Rooij IVO Heemraadssingel 194 3021 DM Rotterdam T 010 425 33 66 F 010 276 39 88 Secretariaat@ivo.nl www.ivo.nl Antonius J. van Rooij Online video game addiction Exploring a new phenomenon Antonius J. van Rooij Online video game addiction. Exploring a new phenomenon. © Antonius J. van Rooij‚ 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this publication

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