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    Nicotine Addiction

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    The treatment for nicotine addiction There are many treatments for nicotine addiction including replacement therapy which is Nicotine substitution treatment. This is safe and great in treating nicotine dependence. Nicotine substitution treatment Gives you nicotine without tobacco and the destructive chemicals in tobacco smoke. Nicotine substitution items help ease withdrawal manifestations and desires. The best time to begin utilizing nicotine substitution prescription is on the date you’ve set

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    Online Addiction

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    Dear Mr. Howard Stringer I am writing in regards to the rapidly growing group of online addicted gamers. I have been influenced to write to you after reading a recent article titled ‘What online addiction is doing to our children’ by Anmar Frangoul. The article shared my own opinion that opinion that Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing game (MMORPG’s) should be monitored for activity have restrictions for the amount of time played per week to lessen the effects

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    Gadget Addiction

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    First it was ’texter’s thumb’. Now gadget addicts are coming down with ’text neck’. Today‚ many patients are suffering neck pain from spending too much time hunched over phones and computers. The rise of smartphones and tablet computers has fuelled the problem. The extra capability for playing games and browsing the Internet on smartphones means they tend to be used for longer periods. And unlike laptops‚ tablet computers are often placed flat on the lap‚ meaning you crane your neck over to view

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    Asianovela Addiction

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    ASIANOVELA ADDICTION ASIANOVELAS have been popular with the Filipino audience ever since Taiwan’s Meteor Garden hit the airwaves back in 2002. Since then‚ a steady stream of shows from Taiwan‚ Korea‚ and Japan soon found its way to Philippines shores and started a new craze in local programming‚ quickly adding a few more slots in the telenovela fan’s list of favorites. In just a few years‚ the Asianovela invasion successfully built a countrywide fan base. “Asianovelas” are drama shows produced

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    Psychology of Addiction

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    GENS9004 Psychology of Addiction Summer U1C‚ 2014 Instructions for Essay [35% of Course Mark] Due Date: 28/1/2014 A single‚ 1000 word essay must be submitted through the Turnitin portal on the Moodle site for the course‚ Psychology of Addiction‚ by 5pm [local Sydney time] on the 28th January 2014. The title of the essay is: What causes addiction‚ and what is the best approach to counteract it? The essay should seek to construct a persuasive argument based upon a selection of key empirical

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    Psychological Addiction

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    interest in what was once enjoyable activities‚ mood swings‚ anger‚ anxiety‚ stealing anyone’s belongings to be able to purchase drugs and go in a desperate search to find a drug for long periods of time. Physical addiction on the other hand is significantly different than psychological addiction.

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    Discuss biological approaches to addiction (9+16 Marks) The genetics of addiction: * People who have an addictive personality are likely to be predisposed to it because of their genes. * Family and twin studies have demonstrated that genes contribute towards the development of alcohol dependence‚ with heritability estimates of between 50 and 60 % for both males and females. McGue‚ 1999 * Fowler et al‚ 2007 – found that in a study of 1‚214 twins genetic influences played a role in the

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    Effects of Drug Addiction

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    Drug addiction has many negative physiological health effects‚ ranging from minor issues like digestion problems or respiratory infections‚ to potentially fatal diseases. The effects depend on the drug and on the amount‚ method and frequency of use. http://www.articlesbase.com/addictions-articles/effects-of-drug-addiction-674773.html ------------------------------------------------- THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION ON FAMILY LIFE Codependency plays a part in the role of the spouse‚ parent or child

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    Alcoholism is a Disease

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    Eng. 101 Alcoholism is a Disease In the U.S alone over 15 million people are currently affected by alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic and progressive disease that includes problems controlling your drinking‚ being preoccupied with alcohol‚ continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems‚ having to drink more to get the same effect (physical dependence) or having withdrawal symptoms when you rapidly decrease or stop drinking. Alcoholism is a chemical disease because it breaks down differently

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    Nurses with Addiction

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    access to narcotics on the job‚ it can be difficult to recognize a problem in the early stages. Only once the nurse’s activities have been suspected due to medication shortage or job performance problems can intervention be made. Professionals with addiction not only risk harming themselves and their career‚ but put their patients at an increased unnecessary risk of malpractice. Unfortunately in November 2009‚ four nurses in a local hospital were found to be stealing Morphine‚ Fentanyl‚ Dilaudid‚

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