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    Tv Addiction

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    TV Addiction Marie Winn makes a convincing argument that watching too much television can be considered an addiction. Television has become a way of life for most families. Television viewing is so overwhelmingly prevalent nowadays that living without TV is often considered an extreme deprivation. TVs are everywhere‚ whether you are in a hospital‚ auto shop‚ or in the dentist’s office‚ there’s always a television by the waiting area. It’s a useful tool to help you from the boredom of waiting

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    Drug Addiction

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    Cornel Note Taking: MLA Citation: Bartlett‚ Robin‚ et al. "Harm Reduction: Compassionate Care Of Persons With Addictions." MEDSURG Nursing 22.6 (2013): 349-358. Academic Search Elite. Web. 30 Apr. 2014. Thesis statement: Drug and alcohol abuse is very common in pretty much any area you are in. The most interesting thing to me is that when you have any type of addiction it is a mental process that your brain actually controls‚ which makes you want and need the substance at any point.

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    Technology Addiction

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    ADDICTION TO TECHNOLOGY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM Addiction to Technology is a Serious Problem Juan A Severino South University ENG2001 S08 Composition III Instructor’s Name: Randell Wolff 09/19/20011 Addiction to Technology is a Serious Problem Is it possible to become "addicted" to technology? Technology permeates every aspect of our lives; and we are surrounded by it. Telephone‚ Cell phone‚ Television‚ computers‚ and the Internet have made our life a little easier‚ a little more

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    Addiction Psychology

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    ADDICTION REVISION Biological Models of Addiction MODEL ONE: GENETICS McGue (1999) found that genes contribute to the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates from 50-60% for both men and women. Noble et al (1991) found that the A1 variant of the DRD2 (Dopamine Receptor) was present in more than 2/3 of deceased alcoholics. Those with the A1 variant appear to have fewer dopamine receptors; they then turn to drugs and alcohol to increase their dopamine levels – compensating for

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    Alcohol Overdose

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    Alcohol can have many affects on the body good and bad. Alcohol Is a drug considered as a depressant it slows down reaction time‚ cause slurred speech‚ unsteady movements‚ and disturbed perceptions. An overdose in alcohol can have very serious effects on the body and mind. Some of the effects of overdose are inability to feel pain‚ vomiting‚ finally unconsciousness‚ or worse coma or death. This all depends on how much you drink and how fast you drink it. There are different types of alcohol one

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    Drugs and Alcohol

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    The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young

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    drug addiction

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    Drug Addiction Causes of Drug Addiction Peer Pressure Boredom of a previous high Environmental factors Addictive personality Genes Addictive brain pleasure Stress Availability Use by Parents Psychological Problems Personality Ages Mostly Effected By Drug Addiction Age Range 15-24 Symptoms of Drug Addiction Neglecting your responsibilities Taking risks while high Extreme

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    Alcohol and Adolescents

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    Alcohol and Adolescents Alcohol has become the easiest drug to obtain for adolescents which has been leading to a life of alcoholism. Even though the legal age is twenty one‚ many teenagers are still finding ways to obtain alcohol. According to some reports kids as early as seven have tasted alcohol. Nearly three million young people between the ages of 14 and 17 “are regular drinkers with a serious alcohol problem” (Kittleson‚ 2005‚ 59). With statistics such as this no wonder younger children

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    Drug addiction

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    Drug addiction‚ in recent decades‚ has become a matter of concern for every individual‚ community and nation. Mankind no doubt has been using and abusing drugs right from the very beginning‚ but in the present century drug addiction has emerged as a cancer and has brought within its fold almost all the segments of society. The technological revolution has brought about sweeping changes throughout the world and has reduced the entire world to a global village. Knowledge explosion and technological

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    Drug Addiction

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    DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve

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