Pharmacology of Addiction 1. List and discuss four reasons why drugs are abused. There are many reasons why drugs get abused: For instance Peer Pressure‚ I feel it’s the leading cause. Some people will do anything to fit in with certain crowds and people that they will turn to drugs if “everyone” else is doing it. Another reason is to escape‚ or to forget about their problems‚ worries‚ and stress. Some drugs offer a tranquilizing effect that can make a person happy or calmer. Also
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Addiction drug addiction and drug abuse drug addiction and drug abuse‚ chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction‚ with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying tenor of depravity and sin) have been modified with increased understanding; with the introduction of new drugs‚ such as cocaine‚ that are psychologically or neuropsychologically addicting;
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Most of the people believe that the best way to help someone overcome their Drug Addiction is to forgive them‚ love them and allow them to screw over the entire family again. And lets not forget the rehabilitation‚ court costs and police that the taxpayer must foot the bill for many times. Some are far more critical of these issues and say that Drug Addiction is too readily accepted and too many people are coddled too often for it. We have recidivism rates‚ which would make anyone cringe. If we
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Addiction Treatment Centers in Athens‚ Georgia Athens‚ Georgia is a welcoming city that would make an ideal place to begin recovery. The addiction treatment centers in Athens‚ Georgia‚ and the surrounding area‚ are accredited facilities with a clear focus on helping individuals with substance abuse and addiction issues make a new beginning. The addiction treatment centers in Athens‚ Georgia have varied programs to suit the needs of the patient including day treatment‚ inpatient rehab‚ and outpatient
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Drug Addiction: Disease or Habit? When people hear the words drug addict‚ these words have negative connotations and stigmas attached to them. People visualize a person who does not care about anything‚ including family‚ work‚ or commitments‚ except for obtaining money to buy drugs to get high. However‚ there are many people who are drug addicts that maintain a normal‚ functional life. Most people who are drug addicts would give anything to kick the habit; they do not enjoy the high anymore. The
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Celia D. Roman Instructor Corbett COM 041 11 November 2011 Essay 1 Addiction is a disease that I will battle for the rest of my life. After being sexually assaulted at the age of twelve‚ I started to self-destruct. Lack of parental support‚ less than pristine living conditions‚ and an addictive personality paved an expressway to a life of addiction. I chose to hang with undesirable people‚ and was introduced to Marijuana‚ LSD‚ Ecstasy‚ PCP‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin and eventually what became
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Addiction is a brain disease that is a compulsive engagement in a rewarding stimuli‚ despite adverse consequences. There are many stages that lead addiction such as the pleasure principle‚ development of tolerance‚ and compulsion (Rodgers‚ 1994). The brains pleasure principles registers all pleasures the same way‚ from psychoactive drug‚ a monetary reward‚ a sexual encounter‚ or a satisfying meal. In the brain‚ pleasure releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Dopamine is released into the nucleus
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Drug addiction‚ in recent decades‚ has become a matter of concern for every individual‚ community and nation. Mankind no doubt has been using and abusing drugs right from the very beginning‚ but in the present century drug addiction has emerged as a cancer and has brought within its fold almost all the segments of society. The technological revolution has brought about sweeping changes throughout the world and has reduced the entire world to a global village. Knowledge explosion and technological
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Young Hover Professor Olia PSYC 101 October 29‚ 2008 Drug Addiction Growing up in a household with my parents fading in and out of our lives‚ just like a loose light bulb would flicker‚ could be part of the reason why my brother is addicted to drugs. Constantly arguing at each other over what I thought at the time were the littlest things in life‚ I believe led to a younger brother choosing the wrong path to tranquility. My younger brother is 32 years old and has had a drug problem
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ADDICTION REVISION Biological Models of Addiction MODEL ONE: GENETICS McGue (1999) found that genes contribute to the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates from 50-60% for both men and women. Noble et al (1991) found that the A1 variant of the DRD2 (Dopamine Receptor) was present in more than 2/3 of deceased alcoholics. Those with the A1 variant appear to have fewer dopamine receptors; they then turn to drugs and alcohol to increase their dopamine levels – compensating for
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