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    Homeless persons are more likely to become ill due to the unhygienic environment they must strive in. They have greater hospitalization rates compared to the general population and are more likely to die at a younger age. The relationship between addiction and homelessness is complex due to various factors that will lead them into such addictive patterns to live in extreme weather and rough situations. Many people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs never become homeless‚ but people who are poor

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    Biological Homosexuality

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    Homosexuality is at the front lines of the nature versus nurture debate. Many studies have been conducted‚ but a clear cause has yet to be found. Anti-homosexuals‚ consisting mainly of religious groups‚ believe that homosexuality is abnormal‚ unnatural‚ and can be changed. Because of their beliefs‚ homosexuality must be a learned behavior. Whether homosexuality is biological or learned behavior is still a mystery‚ but scientists are finding more evidence to suggest the former. Webster’s online dictionary

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    Biological Citizens

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    * Biological Citizens: All those citizenship projects that have linked their conception of citizens to beliefs about the biological existence of human beings‚ as individuals‚ men and women‚ families‚ lineages‚ communities‚ populations‚ races and species. * We live in a society surrounded by Multiculturalism‚ where nations can no longer be seen as a cultural or religious unity‚ nor is citizenship based on trying to create a single national identity. * Biological beliefs‚ implicitly or

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    Computer Addiction

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    Computer addiction is a mental illness which causes the excessive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. Excessive use may explain problems in social interaction‚ mood‚ personality‚ work ethic‚ relationships‚ thought processes‚ or sleep deprivation. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders does not include a diagnosis for such a disease. The term ′computer addiction′ originated long before the Internet. Some people develop bad habits in their computer

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    Biological Determinism

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    Biologists and sociologists view the concept of human behaviours or characteristics quite differently. Biological explanations would suggest that it is genes‚ instincts‚ or evolutionary advantages that determine human behaviour. These types of explanations suggest human traits are predetermined and are difficult to change. Sociologists argue these are misguided explanations for human behaviour because this sort of definition takes away from the obviously observable variations in behaviour throughout

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    Biological effects of Methamphetamines Maria B. Araiza-Chavez BEH 317 Peter Pingerelli October 26‚ 2010 Abstract Biological effects of Methamphetamines Methamphetamines affect the human body in a physical and neurological and psychological way. The use of meth can lead to devastating effects to the nervous system for example leaving the user with nervous ticks and body jerks similar to a person suffering from Parkinson’s disease. On a physical level‚ the user may show skin sores and

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    shoulder pain from prolonged sitting and bad posture. [Suplemental material] Natural News. Retrieved April 20‚ 2012 from http://www.naturalnews.com Izquierdo‚ N. (2010‚ May 3) In Medscape. Retrieved from http//:wwwmedscape.com Self-help: Computer Addiction (2011‚Jan. 19). UT Dallas’ Student Counseling Center‚ Retrieved April 22‚ 2012 from http://www.utdallas.edu

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    Addiction Defined Addiction has been defined as "A primary‚ chronic disease‚ characterized by impaired control over the use of a psychoactive substance and/or behaviour. Clinically‚ the manifestations occur along biological‚ psychological‚ sociological and spiritual dimensions"‚ (Schlimme‚ 2002). Symptoms of Video and Computer Game Addiction According to Maressa Hecht Orzack of Computer Addicition Services‚ symptoms of video and computer game addiction are quite specific: Psychological Symptoms

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    Drug Addiction

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    What is drug addiction? -Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive‚ at times uncontrollable‚ drug craving‚ seeking‚ and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. -Drug seeking becomes compulsive‚ in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and‚ thus‚ on behavior. For many people‚ drug addiction becomes chronic‚ with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. Drug addiction is a chronic

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    Marijuana Addiction

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    Marijuana addiction has clear signs and indicators and this page will discuss this in depth. Marijuana addiction is simply an uncontrollable urge to possess and use the drug. Those with marijuana addiction are not able to stop using the drug even if they wish. Often a person with marijuana addiction will make continuous excuses about why now is not a good time to stop using the drug. Such people are not alone. Marijuana addiction is a disease that affects millions of people every year. There is

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