Drug addiction is a severe social problem. However‚ it is a treatable chronic disease which can be successfully managed by combining behavioural therapy with medications. In all medication treatment‚ we focus on the possible addiction treatments for those opioid addicts refractory to existing treatments. Opioid dependence is usually displayed as heroin dependence. Methadone has been shown to reduce opioid dependence with a high availability and acceptance. However‚ about a quarter or slightly less
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THE DYSPHORIA OF HEROIN ADDICTION Rodney Lowe PSY 2012 July 28‚ 2011 This is a summary of the article The Dysphoria Of Heroin Addiction by Leonard Handelsman and Marvin J. Aronson‚ it is based on the topic of Narcotics that is covered in Chapter 4 of our text. Dysphoric mood is a common symptom of patients who use heroin on a regular basis. Early abuse of heroin is most often associated with feelings of euphoria‚ abstractly‚ long-lasting abuse
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October 2014 Subject Wheel and Worksheet for the Essay #2 Casual Analysis Essay Part 1: Mapping My Essay Structure 1. This is My Five-Part Thesis Statement for Essay #2: Drinking alcohol is like taking a drug. It is a form of drug abuse‚ and drug addiction. This is a worldwide problem that many people are involved in. There are good effects of alcohol if it is in small amounts‚ and in moderation. On the other hand there are bad short and long term effects. There are certain factors that contribute
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Computer Game Addiction Joe Ahn Clemson University jahn@clemson.edu George Randall Clemson University grandal@clemson.edu ABSTRACT With the constant improvements in gaming technology‚ ranging from graphics to new types of controllers to faster processors‚ there is a growing problem of computer game addiction. In order to fully understand this problem‚ one must define addiction. According to the Center for Addiction and Mental Health‚ addiction is a psychological or a physical dependence
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Video Game Addiction New research identifies some video game users‚ particularly online users‚ who became hooked on interactive games and then see their lives become increasingly unmanageable. Many articles are available that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible to becoming addicted. Other research looks at how this addiction compares to addictions such as drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. Since computer game addiction is relatively new‚ there are
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Like any addiction‚ internet addiction has various effects on an individual. As the connotation of the word "addiction" suggests‚ the effects are not always very good. There are effects that are general to all addictions. The addict becomes dependent on the internet‚ loses control of self to the internet‚ and discontinuing the use of internet leads to disturbances in mood and behavior. There are also effects that are particular to internet addiction. As an internet addict becomes accustomed to the
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Final Draft Blogging is like trends now. People like to blogging and it’s an interesting hobby. Today‚ you can find so many blogs on the internet and you can find any related information to any topic within a few minutes. Do you know what a blog is? Blog is a site that maintain and ongoing site of information. Many blogs focus on a particular topic such as sports‚ design‚ and mobile technology. Some are like personal blog reflect the author’s life and personality. As well-known as online journal
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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Behavior Therapy‚ 3‚ 64-71. Glidden-Tracey‚ C. E. (2005). Counseling and Therapy with Clients Who Abuse Alcohol or Other Drugs: An Integrative Approach. Mahwah‚ NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Glidden-Tracey‚ C. (2007). Might as well face it‚ there’s addiction among your clients: Assessing for substance abuse. ContinuingEdCourses.Net.
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Internet Addiction Disorder Computer and the Internet become useful tools in every day life. People are able to work on-line‚ chat‚ play games‚ or do their businesses. Although Internet brings many advantages it also carry a variety of dangers‚ including the possibility of addiction. Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) is a new kind of addiction‚ which manifests itself in an excessive computer use that usually collides with person’s daily life. The fundamental problem of IAD is not a computer
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