This chapter discusses the biological perspective on addiction. When looking at this perspective it is important to understand the biological causes of addiction‚ tolerance and withdrawal. The chapter discusses the different ways drugs can be administered and absorbed. Further it talks about the different ways drugs are metabolised and excreted and how drugs affect the central nervous system. Lastly it examines tolerance and withdrawal as understood from the biological perspective. There are many
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peers. In cold countries‚ they take it to keep themselves warm. While in very small doses‚ drugs act as medicines‚ but in large doses‚ they can only bring harm. Sustained consumption of them in large quantities will lead to dependency and addiction. Continued addiction upsets the digestive system‚ especially the liver‚ leading eventually to death. Drugs also affect the nervous system‚ especially the brain which controls the voluntary action. So a man under the influence of a drug in unable to walk properly
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Opioid Abuse and Addiction Treatment Kaplan University Crystal Ybanez CM107-85 1/13/12 What was once an effective solution for managing chronic pain has become one of the most commonly abused substances in our society‚ causing the need for a monitored and effective plan for treating chemically dependent individuals and their addiction to opiate’s. Ghodse (2012) stated that addiction to opiates is a disease causing malfunctions of the brain; it has effects on the mind and body requiring a
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members‚ in their efforts to help‚ often get pulled down into the bog too. The first step in putting things right is when the others start to get their own feet on solid ground. Only after they have done this will they be able to help tackle the addiction problem. How a partner with a drug or alcohol problem affects the other partner It is not easy to live with a person whose drinking or drug use is causing problems. The drinker or drug user is often full of conflict‚ torn between wanting their
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What is drug addiction? It is a chronic‚ relapsing disorder in which compulsive drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviour persists despite serious negative consequences. Several things are thought to be correlated with drug addiction as discuss which in turn affects the central nervous system that eventually leads to tolerance‚ physical dependence‚ sensitization‚ craving‚ and relapse The addictive drugs discussed in the article are opioids‚ cannabinoids‚ ethanol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and nicotine
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Physical and mental addiction can be a very hard tribulation‚ and one many people face every day. I feel Jan has and addictive personality‚ and given the most positive circumstances may find herself as addicted to something less harsh let alone her drug of choice‚ crack-cocaine.. With that combination and such a harsh drug as crack being as asy to find as it is‚ leaves no surprise why she would seek that escape. Crack-Cocaine is one of the most easy to acquire drugs on the streets‚ and possibly
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Drug addiction in Pakistan Pakistan is today notorious for many things‚ but in the last 20 years‚ drug production and addiction has increasingly become just one of them. The issue of drug addiction is often overshadowed by the many of the country’s other human development problems‚ such as poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of basic health care. But the fact is‚ drug abuse is rapidly growing in Pakistan and in South Asia in general. While Bangladesh‚ India‚ Nepal and Maldives all suffer from this‚ Pakistan
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Seeing a loved one struggling with a debilitating addiction‚ whether to alcohol or drugs‚ is heartbreaking. Family members and friends can try everything to help them break their bad habits‚ but addiction runs deeper than routine use. When they cannot detox on their own‚ it may be time to consider admitting them to an inpatient treatment facility to undergo an addiction treatment plan. Rehab center Detox of South Florida‚ located in Okeechobee‚ FL‚ is open to addicts from around the country who are
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Drug Addiction among Youth The term ‘drug’ has now been given a new connotation. It was used originally to means ‘medicine’. But now-a-days it means not only medicine‚ but also the fatal narcotics that include cocaine‚ heroin‚ brown sugar‚ and many other specifications. All these drugs have their evil effects on the mind and body cells of the addicts. The young generation is the worst victims of evils of Drug Addiction. The abuse of drug has become an international problem. Almost every country nowadays
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Sugar be considered an Addictive Drug? Dictionary.com defines addiction as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming‚ as narcotics” (Dictionary.com) . When one thinks of being enslaved as a habit‚ they think of the Hollywood version of a habit. Sitting alone in a dark room‚ feeding the habit‚ and then hating yourself for it. But‚ can sugar be considered an addiction by definition. Dextrose‚ Maltodextrin‚ Corn Syrup; these and
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