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    Drug Addiction

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    Drug Addiction for Dummies Your Name Here School Name COM 150 Expository Essay Allison Howry February 3‚ 2008 Thesis Addiction is defined as an overuse of any substance that changes the natural chemical balance of the brain. It is generally agreed upon that addiction includes biological‚ psychological‚ and behavioral factors. Introduction Addictions are very dangerous emotionally‚ psychologically‚ and physically. There are three main points to an addiction - the actual addiction and

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    Gaming Addiction

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    Mark Carter Prof. Nielson English 101 2/17/10 Final Draft WP#2 The “ADDICTION” He was sitting there watching the clock‚ and it read ten minutes to three‚ and it was almost time to leave work. The excitement and anxiousness growing with each passing minute‚ today was the day he was waiting for. He planned for it; two weeks of researching‚ reading articles and watching videos. He saw it happen over and over in his mind; he knew every maneuver‚ every danger‚ and he expected the unexpected. All

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    Internet Addiction

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    There have been numerous definitions for Internet addiction during the past decade. Widyanto and Griffiths (2006) present the most general definition of this construct as being a subset of a technological addiction‚ which is defined as a non-chemical or behavioral addiction that involves human-machine interaction. These addictions can either be passive‚ such as viewing television‚ or active‚ such as playing computer games. It should be noted that there are many terms used to describe excessive

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    Drug Addiction

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    century‚ drug addiction has become the major problem in the world. Drugs‚ are usually used in medical purpose such as painkiller‚ because of human in abusing drugs‚ drugs has been restrict as it is danger to human health and it will caused addiction. The reasons that people often taking drugs is because that drugs make them feel good‚ because ‘drug act directly on the limbic‚ or “pleasure center” in the brain’ (people on drugs 2008). The main causes that lead a human to become drug addiction are peer

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    Opiate Addiction

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    Opiate Abuse/Addiction Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech the audience will know about opiate abuse and its addiction. Central Idea (Thesis): Opiate‚ and its abuse and addiction. Introduction 1. Attention Getter: Addiction is prevalent in America‚ and one of the biggest culprits of addiction is opiates. Opiates often come in the form of prescription pain medications‚ and normally contain Hydrocodone or Oxycodone such as Vicodin or Percocet. The International Center for Advancement

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    Television Addiction

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    lead to the unavoidable addiction and dependency? What is it about television that has such a hold on us? Scientists have been studying the effects of television for decades‚ usually focusing on whether or not there was a direct correlation between viewing violence and acting violent in real life. Less attention has been paid to the basic allure of the small screen‚ the actual medium instead of what can be viewed on its screen. Scientists who have studied television addiction have come to the conclusion

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    Definition of Addiction

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    Definition of Addiction "Addiction" can have several definitions depending on the situation and the setting. My sister is addicted to exercising because she does it constantly. Smokers are addicted to cigarettes because they crave them and feel like they can’t function without them. My grandfather is addicted to hunting because it is expensive‚ time-consuming‚ and he’s just doing it to seek pleasure. My grandmother hates hunting because it consumes up so much of grandfather’s time that he

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    Addiction and the media

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    Addiction and the media Do you think that the media plays a role in substance abuse in adolescents and in adults? The attitude towards drug and alcohol abuse has changed dramatically throughout history. Stefan Hall analyzes the way addiction has been dramatized and how the attitude towards drugs have gradually changed from stark warnings about the dangers to satire and slapstick. (Hall) Fade in‚ Fade out: addiction Recovery‚ in American film. The media has used countless advertising

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    Game Addiction

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    De La Salle University – Dasmariñas College of Science and Computer Studies Computer Science Department Game Addiction Submitted to: Ms. Gina Tan-Sanfilip Submitted by: Chelsea Ann Montilla Brandon Kyle Davey Ricci Zerrudo Julian Robert July 15‚ 2013 CHAPTER 1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Introduction In recent years‚ several studies have demonstrated that at least a small group of gamers has trouble controlling their online video game playing. Excessive amounts of time

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    TV addiction

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    2014 TV Addiction Quite a few people jokingly say that they have a friend or family relative who is addicted to television. What they may not realize is it may in fact be true. In Marie Winn’s “The Plug-In Drug”‚ she implies that television addiction is much like a drug or drinking problem‚ and is difficult to stop. Winn writes her essay in a very simplistic manner‚ and focuses on the destructiveness of an addiction; she illustrates and compares the destructiveness of addiction to excessive

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