Drug addiction is a pathological or abnormal condition which arises due to frequent drug use. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute drug use to the development of drug-seeking behavior‚ the vulnerability to relapse‚ and the decreased‚ slowed ability to respond to naturally rewarding stimuli. Causes Drugs known to cause addiction include illegal drugs as well as prescription or over-the-counter drugs‚ according to the definition of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
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The Cause and Effects of Anorexia Anorexia nervosa‚ commonly referred to simply as anorexia‚ is one type of eating disorder. More importantly‚ it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia often initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time‚ the weight loss becomes a sign of mastery and control. The drive to become thinner is actually secondary to concerns about control and/or fears relating to one’s body. The individual
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The Causes and Effects of Stress In the following essay‚ I am going to discuss the causes and effects of stress. Have you ever been under any stressful situation to the point you ended up sick? Stress is related to many Illnesses such as mental disorders‚ high blood pressure‚ psychosomatic illness‚ insomnia‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ cardiovascular problems‚ and even cancer. First‚ I will discuss the causes of stress. There are many factors that contributes to stress‚ such as competition in
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Cause and Effect Analysis 1 A Cause and Effect Metacognative Analysis Bryan J. Critical Reading and Thinking‚ Section 409 March 11‚ 2010 Cause and Effect Analysis 2 Casual Metacognitive Analysis Introduction I am focusing on the cause and effect genre in this paper to inform the reader about steroids and how they have become a common phenomenon among athletes. What some people may not know are the negative effects steroids have on a person’s intellectual/spiritual
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Cause and Affect Essay: Drunk Driving Drinking and driving is a very bad combination. Mixing the two would be very deadly for many people on the streets. Drinking reduces your concentration and your reactions to sudden hazards which can lead to fatal accidents or severe injury. “MADD estimated that there are between 1‚350 and 1‚600 impaired crash fatalities in Canada each year.” This meaning that there are an approximate of 1‚450 lives stolen to drunk driving that can be saved if one person
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disorder of eating due to loss of appetite. This disorder affects many women and a few men‚ some of whom go undiagnosed for years. Early diagnosis and treatment can improve the odds of recovery by a large percentage. Sometimes knowing the facts about anorexia will help family‚ friends and providers to recognize the signs and symptoms. Anorexia nervosa appears more in the Caucasian and Hispanic female as opposed to the African American or Asian female. It is more prevalent in the age group of
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stimulant effects. Over 100 years ago cocaine hydrochloride was isolated from the cocaine plant. 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
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The Causes and Effects of Unhappiness Academic English I: Essay II Herlan Wijaya (1701320762) Binus International University Try to take a look at the people around you. How many people that you see that are happy? How many of them that are looked unhappy‚ sad‚ depressed‚ and not enjoying life? What happen to those people? Why do so many people feel unhappy? As according to Chernoff “There are many reasons‚ but it all boils down to one simple principle: They choose something else over happiness”
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Cause and Effect: Gambling Throughout life we take chances with many different things. We take chances for ourselves‚ and we take chances for others close to us. Chances are things which will give you so much good in your life if you go for the right things and succeed when taking the chance. As is everything in this life taking chances are all and only good within moderation. When you take yourself to an abusive level with anything it becomes dangerous for you and all who surround you. An unsuccessful
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Organizing An Essay Often student writers are taught short-term solutions to the problem of organizing an essay. The most common short-term essay is the "five-paragraph essay" format. The five-paragraph essay uses the following organization: 1. Introduction--Background and thesis 2. First Body Paragraph--The first reason why the thesis is true 3. Second Body Paragraph--The second reason why the thesis is true 4. Third Body Paragraph--The third reason why the thesis is true 5. Conclusion--Recap
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