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    Left Brain, Right Brain

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    The idea that the left and right brain exhibits different pattern of thought has caught the public attention and have inspired several educational theories‚ notably “Eight ways of knowing” by David Lazear‚ and numerous other self-help books. Hopefully at the end of this paper we all will have a better understanding about the left and right brain and when trauma is introduce to it‚ how it implicates the learning process and how rehabilitation can help families and patient cope with the issues at hand

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    Naloxone Addiction

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    known as Narcan‚ was invented by a man named Jack Fisher in 1961 and is becoming more and more accessible to the public as the epidemic rises. How it works once injected into the muscle or vein the counteractant will begin to knock the opioids off the brain receptors and put the body into an immediate withdrawal. A huge benefit of Narcan is that it cannot get a person high therefore making it a non-addictive solution to an overdose. Another way addicts can be helped is being given the opportunity to learn

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    Marijuana Addiction

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    Marijuana addiction Marijuana is one of the most commonly abused illegal drug. Marijuana is a dry‚ mix of the flowers‚ stems and leaves of the hemp plant cannabis sativa. It has a pungent and distinctive smell normally sweet and sour odor. It is commonly smoked as a cigarette reffered to asa joint or in a pipe. Behavioral changes and symptoms of marijuana addiction include: 1. Distorted perceptions 2. Impaired coordination 3. Difficulty in thinking and problem solving 4. Ongoing problems with learning

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    TV Addiction

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    Addictive or Not Addictive? That Is The Question Marie Winn‚ author of “TV Addiction” states that‚ “television viewing‚ for those vulnerable to addiction‚ is more like drinking or taking drugs- once you start it’s hard to stop” (609). Winn strongly believes that television is so addicting that it can and will ruin people’s lives. The meaning of addiction according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary is the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (such as heroin‚ nicotine‚ alcohol)

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    Opiate Addiction

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    A. Identify a Social Problem The social effects of opiate addiction are felt by those who may have never even seen more than an image of heroin. For example; “In an early study‚ for example‚ Inciardi reported that a cohort of 239 male heroin addicts from Miami committed 80‚644 criminal acts during the 12 months before being interviewed (Inciardi‚ 1979).”. (Strain and Stitzer‚ 2006) In part‚ this is due to the problems associated with the severe withdrawal symptoms that begin about

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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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    Internet addiction

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    Date: 2013.11.26 Internet addiction Internet addiction is a growing problem for the whole world: estimates show that from 5 to 10 % of world population have this problem. Internet addiction is defined as any online-related‚ compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family‚ friends‚ loved ones‚ and one’s work environment (Johnson‚ 2009). Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency and Internet compulsivity

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    Tv Addiction

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    Greek and means "seeing far away". However‚ the more we watch it‚ the more short-sighted and narrow-minded we become. Unfortunately‚ TV is fast becoming as popular and dangerous as drugs. In this essay‚ I will outline some problems linked to TV. addiction and suggest some viable solution. Starting with the dangers‚ health is one of the biggest. To clarify‚ people who watch too much TV. frequently develop problems with their eyes and back and‚ too‚ may become obese. A further negative effect is

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    Shopping Addiction

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    “Shopping Spree‚ or Addiction” by Heather Hatfield‚ MD‚ she says “shopping can be one of America’s favorite past-times‚ but shopping can also lead to a self-destructive addiction that will cause financial disaster (1-2).” I’ll be going over two main factors‚ credit cards and the mall environment‚ that cause a shopping addiction‚ along with the type of illness‚ depression‚ that also causes a shopping addiction. I’ll also talk about the treatment individuals go through to overcome the addiction. The dictionary

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    Children Of Addiction

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    handle the fears that the person struggling with addiction may go through issues physically. They could injure themselves‚ undergo unforeseen mood swings‚ and have multiple complications with the law‚ lie‚ and face the aftermath of excessive addiction that could result in disease or death. Those that undergo severe suffering include children of the addicts themselves‚ as they are directly exposed to the changing addiction degrees (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015). Choice of children

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