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    ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS? * CONCLUSION * BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION The aim of this assignment is to explain about the drug Heroin‚ its addiction‚ describing its short and long term effects. Which are illustrated in diagrams below and to give a better understanding of the drug. This topic of discussion has taken an interest as Heroin addiction is on the rise in Longford and it has led to the fatality of one person of whom I went to school with due to a Heroin overdose. Heroin Heroin is

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    Drug Addiction in Bangladesh

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    Assignment on Drug Addiction in Bangladesh [pic] Submitted To Dr. Ariful Bari Chowdhury‚ MBBS‚ MPH (Aus) Lecturer‚ Department of Public Health North South University Submitted by NAME ID Imran Ahmed 1020102030 Shuvo Ahsan Khan 1020085030 Mohammad Sazzadur Rahman 1020104030 Mahmudul Hasan 1020019030

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    Addiction means to be physical and mentally dependent on a particular substance‚ and unable to stop taking it without incurring adverse effects. According to American Society for Addiction Medicine (2012)‚ “Addiction is a primary‚ chronic disease of brain reward‚ motivation‚ memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological‚ psychological‚ social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief

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    Roles Knowledge and Addiction Play In Palahniuk’s novel “Choke”‚ a med-school dropout and sex addict‚ Victor Mancini‚ takes a the job playing a colonial era servant to pay for the care of his Mother. Due to the excessive medical bills‚ he has to play the role of a ruthless con artist. Victor’s scam is to pretend to choke on food while dining in restaurants‚ and then he allows himself to be saved by a stranger. This stranger then becomes a “hero” and feels responsible for saving Victor’s life

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    Causes of Drug Addiction

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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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    Smoking and Nicotine Addiction Kimberly Andy Week Three Psy/355 May 13‚ 2013 Dr. Dee Strbiak‚ PsyD.‚ LPC‚ CAC III Smoking is a habit forming and in many instances very hard to stop once started. As the world around grows and increases in knowledge it is becoming more evident that smoking is dangerous not just to the smoker‚ but the people around them as well. There are many reasons that one may start the habit of smoking but are unaware of just how much the body becomes dependent

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    Drug addiction is a pathological or abnormal condition which arises due to frequent drug use. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior‚ the vulnerability to relapse‚ and the decreased‚ slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli. Causes Drugs known to cause addiction include illegal drugs as well as prescription or over-the-counter drugs‚ according to the definition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine

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    What is Computer Addiction? Computer addiction is a relatively new term used to describe a dependency on one’s computer. Computer addiction is not limited to personal computers (PCs). It covers video games and the Internet and has already been given a label by psychologists‚ namely Internet addiction disorder (IAD). Internet/Computer Addiction is the excessive use of the internet/computer that affects their daily life activities. This includes gaming‚ gambling‚ pornography‚ shopping‚ blogging and

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    Priyanki Rana  Period 9  NS3    Dangers of Alcohol and Addiction Among Teenagers    Underage drinking and addiction have become one of the largest social issues among  teenagers in America today. Although more than half of high schoolers drink and do drugs on a  regular basis‚ the problem is that they are not aware of how dangerous alcohol and drug  addiction can really be. The reality is that drugs and alcohol are often the cause of many  problems among teenagers‚ they ruin the lives of teenagers

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    Name: Azure Gouge Topic: Addiction to Drugs: Phentermine Central Idea: Phentermine is a stimulant that is similar to amphetamine that affects the central nervous system; it is usually subscribed to treat obesity. Introduction I.                   How far would you go to be skinny? Would you risk life altering changes just to have the perfect body? Would you risk hurting your friends and family just to be skinny? Would it really be worth it to you? II.                 I want to discuss the

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