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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Addiction We are going to talk about addiction and what it means. There are a couple text book definitions to what this means. Addiction in one form or another is common to most people. Addiction in the dictionary says‚ “The quality or state of being addicted.” With that being the case‚ look at what addicted means. Addicted also means to devote or surrender to something habitually or obsessively. Most of the time we hear this word is because we associate it with drugs. When most people think of
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Unfortunately‚ amphetamines are also one of the most abused drugs on the planet. Far too many times‚ people use these drugs in ways that were not intended. That often leads to amphetamine addiction‚ which in turn‚ leads to a very large range of other serious issues. About Amphetamine Addiction Amphetamine addiction usually starts innocently enough. College students pop a pill or two to enhance the time they have to study. Adults working long hours will rely on amphetamines to keep them awake. Sometimes
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Addiction Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that affects the brains reward‚ motivation and other related systems. It is a relationship you have with an object or substance. Most addicts come to depend on that object or substance to meet emotional needs. Individuals struggling with addiction are unable to control their actions and make rational decisions about their behavior. There are two main forms of addiction‚ physiological and psychological. Psychological is an emotional dependence
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difficult that trying to live with an addiction to opiate-based substances. The insidious addictive nature of these drugs pull unsuspecting people in and refuses to let them go until it has destroyed their lives or they starting fighting back by asking for help. If you live in the Arizona area and are dealing with an addiction that affects you and/or a loved one‚ there is help available. Treatment for Opiate Addiction The only way any kind of treatment for opiate addiction is going to be successful is if
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Symptoms of long-term cocaine abuse can include depression‚ agitation‚ nervousness‚ tiredness but unable to sleep. The person may feel seriously distressed about life without good reason. Both cocaine and crack cocaine can cause brain damage‚ even when used only a few times. Damage to brain structures can trigger addiction‚ which is a disease involving the reward circuits and dopamine systems. Abusing this potent drug can cause other kinds of long-term damage as well. Next‚ the use of
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view regarding abuse/addiction is superficial and during this time I think it’s merely a wrong decision. But as I grew and exposed to this through peers‚ school and church teachings I saw that there are a lot of factors to consider why an individual resort to drug and/or alcohol abuse/addiction. Emotional factors: I learned this in-depth during my college life (a couple of years ago) when I was introduced to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. There is a high risk for addiction for people who have
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these understandings on addiction to social care practice. The word “addict” originates from Roman law where an individual is compelled to his or her creditor place of payment of debt (Ross et al‚ 2010). As Dunnington states that addiction is defined a number of different ways. Addiction is defined as a “brain disease” personifies by “compulsive use of drugs” this definition comes from the Institute of Medicine (2011). The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic‚ relapsing
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the Persistent Beast Meth addiction is a horrible beast that steals your life from you. Meth is a highly addictive drug and “Meth is now the No. 1 drug in rural America” (Got Meth?). Meth can negatively rearrange and scramble the user’s life‚ sometimes bringing complete destruction. Meth addiction will separate the individual that is using from their family and loved ones‚ will make the user have a extremely hard time obtaining and managing money‚ and meth addiction will cause physical and psychological
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