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    Video Game Addiction

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    Video Game Addiction Nowadays video game addiction has become one of the most popular problems especially among small children and teenagers. This addiction strongly affects ones health‚ in particular‚ eyesight‚ ones back and spine. Addiction makes one to be quite aggressive‚ it is hard to concentrate and one does not even have time to eat or sleep‚ because the only concern are video games. This addiction has been noticed even between adults and that might be quite dangerous‚ one could lose job

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    Drug Abuse and Addiction

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    Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Abdullah Furkan Kaya İstanbul Şehir University 30.4.2012 Drug abuse is an addiction‚ which has different substance types and can ruin people’s life or even cause death. People use it for variety of reasons such as getting away from their bothers or getting high. Approximately 200 million people abusing drugs‚ most of them are addicted in the world. This number is

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    TEEN CHOICES LITERATURE REVIEW- ADDICTION INDEX Section 1: Introduction................................................................................................................pg 3 Section 2: Descent into addiction...............................................................................................pg 4 Section 3: Turning Point.............................................................................................................pg 5 Section 4: Rehabilitation...........

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    Addiction and Drug Abuse There are many people that try drugs out for different reason. Some of the reasons many people experiment with drugs is because they want to have fun‚ improvement in athletic abilities‚ ease of depression‚ anxiety‚ and stress‚ because others are doing it or just out of curiosity. Drug use does not necessarily lead to drug abuse and there is not a particular level that using drugs will change from insouciant to challenging. Drug abuse and addiction varies by individual.

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    of video gaming can be summarized into one word: addiction. Guilty pleasures like video games‚ television‚ and candy are tolerable when done in moderation. The problem with video gaming is that unless controlled or limited by a third party‚ it’s both chemically and mentally addictive. Studies have scientifically shown that excitement from playing video games causes the human brain to release an addictive chemical. Psychologically‚ video game addiction is explained through what is called ’the God effect

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    difficult to make a gambler stop gambling?” Well‚ it all goes down to the causes behind it. Thus‚ today I’ll be talking to you about the three main causes of gambling addiction. But first of all‚ what is gambling addiction? Gambling addiction is a progressive condition similar to alcohol and drug addictions. People with gambling addiction have difficulty controlling their gambling and their gambling behaviour will increase over time. Thus‚ the first point I would like to talk about is relieving stress

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    The Addiction to Prescription Drugs Sharon O ’Dell COM156 November 30‚ 2012 Lugene Rosen The Addiction to Prescription Drugs The “war on drugs” has been raging for years‚ but now it has a new adversary. It can be found in almost every home‚ sitting on a counter‚ or tucked away in a medicine cabinet. It can help a student focus better‚ help a person ease chronic pain‚ or help a person cope with daily stress or anxiety. This new adversary is prescription medication. With this being said

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    This purified chemical is what causes your cocaine addiction. Humorously enough‚ many tonics and elixirs used cocaine in the early 1900s. Even Coca-Cola contained it. Surgeons also used it as a form of local anesthetic because cocaine blocks pain. The wide use of cocaine was due to a lack of studies demonstrating how powerfully addictive this drug really is. Symptoms of Cocaine Addiction Some of the most common symptoms of a cocaine addiction include: Increased agitation Extraordinary enthusiasm

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    Addiction Group Analysis

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    desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories‚ from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” ― Edgar Allan Poe Introduction The researcher’s method for choosing the addiction group to participate in was based on the convenience and access to the addiction group. The researcher recently began an internship at the Weingart Center Association. This Weingart Center Association has numerous programs that are centered on the homeless population. One such program

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    Addiction to Video Games

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    Addiction to Video Games Tiffany McHenry Com/156 April 10‚ 2013 Tammy Soelberg Addiction To Video Games Video gaming is the popular past-time of millions of people. While many people‚ especially those involved in the gaming field‚ find this activity to be harmless‚ research has proven that video gaming while having the ability to be educational‚ can also be emotionally and mentally damaging when abused. The gamers that play consistently and without breaks to enjoy life beyond

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