Changes In Addiction Studies Roxanne Elkassis CM 107-24 College Composition Although people have been using and abusing substances for as long as these substances have existed‚ the study of of addictions with the exception of alcoholism did not really emerge until the 1960’s-1970’s. Through out the last decade multiple changes to how addiction is viewed have occurred. Due to advances in the medical field and a better understanding of the chemistry of the brain addiction is now viewed as a disease
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The Cause of Addiction COM/156 Each year‚ there are more deaths and disabilities in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. In the United States alone‚ it is reported that roughly 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; 5 to 6 million have drug problems‚ and more than 9 million children live with a parent addicted to alcohol or illicit drugs. Drug addiction continues to be a growing concern‚ prompting medical and scientific research on a global scale into the possible
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essential item‚ an integral tool necessary for communicating and connecting to families‚ friends‚ and work or even used for emergencies. Based from a research conducted in China on 2009‚ nearly one third of the students there have shown signs of addiction as they felt uneasy and displayed abnormal behavior in case their cell phone went missing. The rest two third also consider their cell phone to be a very essential item for them. Despite its usefulness‚ excessive use of this device has various
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Local Area Supermarket Study For this study I chose to dedicate a portion of my investigation into how Woolworths‚ Stirling promotes Australian produce‚ the majority of this study is dedicate to how the store caters to the local communities dietary needs and how Woolworths website promotes their Australian products. Woolworths‚ Stirling has many fresh produce items that are promoted as grown in Australia. Above a majority of their fruit‚ vegetables and nuts there are white labels saying ‘Grown
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Liberty University Online COUN 502/ Essay 3 Introduction: Throughout this essay‚ I will explain the relationship between abuse and addiction in adolescence. How it affects the developing brain and how a healthy spiritual development can counter act the effects on adolescence. I will also report substance abuse statistics that are currently reported for the State of Nevada. Let’s first identify how the brain develops. As we have read over the past weeks that brain primarily
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Addiction Final Exam 1. List and describe five (5) of the eleven (11) relapse warnings signs that were discuss in class. 1. Change in Attitude may occur and the recovering person may stop attending meetings or have lack of participation at their meetings. They may engage in addictive thinking ("stinkin thinking"). 2. Elevated Stress may happen if little things begin to build up over time‚ especially if they are not handles with healthy coping skills or are all together overlooked or
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Genetic explanations for the Initiation of addictions Heritability of addictions such as alcoholism and gambling can be studied through family and twin studies. The presumptions of twin and family studies are that if family members share similar behaviours‚ then the degree to which the behaviours are caused by genetic factors can be examined. There are two types of twins‚ identical and non-identical. Identical twins are monozygotic (MZ) as they came from the same egg‚ and therefore share an identical
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Addiction Addiction Abstract Addiction knows no prejudice; it does not care what race‚ religion‚ sex or orientation. You can be addicted to drugs‚ gambling‚ x-box‚ shopping and eating. Addiction is an illness that requires‚ for most‚ professional help and that once you are an addict you are always an addict. Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling
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Is opioid addiction criminal and punishable‚ or is it a disease of addiction? Why? I would say that the opioid addiction should be approached more as a disease of addiction than being criminal and punishable. Addiction is caused by behavioral‚ environmental and biological factors. People with addiction should not be blamed for suffering from the disease. All people make choices about whether to use substances. However‚ people do not choose how their brain and body respond to drugs and alcohol
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The current challenges for getting individuals into addiction treatment can vary from case to case. However‚ the three most important factors affecting this would be problems getting insurance coverage‚ a lack of trained health providers‚ and low quality of care. According to Kelly Clark‚ President-Elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine‚ says that some insurance plans limit doses of the opioid treatment buprenorphine that patients can receive. These insurance plans also limit the length
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