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    Everyday you turn on the TV and there is a new support group for some addiction. A 12-step program for internet addiction‚ gambling‚ alcoholism‚ etc. These groups are a blessing to those who desire to make the changes in their lives and to know they are not alone. There is one addiction‚ however‚ that seem to have no ‘cure’ no 12 step program‚ and no true understanding – the obsession and addiction to money. We work each day of our lives to support our families‚ provide shelter‚ food and clothing

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    ESSAY 2 : THE EFFECT OF THE COMPUTER ADDICTION   Technology has developed so much that it is almost crucial to have electronic devices particularly the personal computers at home‚ school‚ internet café‚ etc. Teenagers have gotten soused to have technology around them. However‚ while having these computers that make life easier‚ comfortable‚ and handy at most of the times‚ it could also have negative effects on their lives particularly in their studies when used too much. When these computers are

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    Social Media Addiction

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    SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION Presentation Goal: I would like my audience to know about social media addiction. Social media addiction is a sometimes used to refer to someone spending too much time using Facebook‚ Twitter and other forms of social media‚ so much so that it interrupt with other aspects of daily life. Thesis Statement : Researchers have found that social media addicts suffer from withdrawal systems if they are forced to go “cold turkey” with no Facebook or Twitter for just a single

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    Opioid Addiction Essay

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    Opioid abuse and addiction remains major public health concern and is often referred to as the opioid crisis. The National Institute of Health (NIH) reports there are approximately 2.1 million people in the United States suffering with the abuse and addiction to drugs such as heroin‚ morphine‚ and other prescribed opioids‚ and that number is increasing (NIH). While heroin addiction has been at the forefront of this problem‚ prescription opioid abuse is on the rise. Overdoses are also increasing‚

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    Addiction Movie Summary

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    schools looking at him for collage scholarships. Jim and his friends all devilled in what some would consider minor drugs. Weed‚ prescription pills‚ and slowly began to progress into more harsh drugs like inhalants‚ cocaine and eventually heroine. The addiction itself was a slow progression that started out just because he was out with friends and everyone else was doing it. Then slowly he needed more and more just a little wasn’t enough‚ he needed more and more to satisfy his habit. He become physically

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    Notifiable Disease

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    REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported

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    My Addiction Experience

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    Analysis of Addiction Experience During the analysis of addictions experience I made the decision to abstain from all beverages excluding water. Prior to the addictions experience I would usually only drink beverages such as sweet tea and lemonade. Due to the amount of sugar and other additives that are within these beverages they could be considered unhealthy. Fortunately‚ water lacks the unhealthy additives and research shows it to be beneficial in promoting healthy skin‚ immune system‚ and digestive

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    Cell Phone Addiction

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    “cell phone addiction.” Lives of teenage cell phone addicts are severely affected by their cell phones. They have difficulty to concentrate on writing homework‚ they skip classes and they perform badly in school. In the same time‚ they gradually become very antisocial. There must be hundreds of reasons for teenager cell phone addiction‚ and I aim to find out the most possible and influential ones among them. After doing research‚ the psychological reasons for teenager cell phone addiction will still

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    Sugar Addiction Essay

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    1 Kylie Greer ENG-106 January 25‚ 2015 Diane Goodman A Nation of Addicts Addiction is commonly associated with such substances as drugs and alcohol; however‚ there are many that are more common that a majority of people face whether they realize it or not‚ such as an addiction to sugar. In our current society‚ we are constantly surrounded by sugar as it is in almost all of the food we eat whether it be a small or large amount. Due to this‚ one is constantly consuming sugar and does not even

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    Facebook Addiction Disorder (F.A.D.) Nowadays‚ the new thing in is Facebook. The big Facebook has changed the life of millions. But is that a good or a bad thing? Well some would think it’s good‚ but in many cases it isn’t. A new type of addiction was formed‚ Facebook addiction disorder. This addiction leads‚ mostly teenagers‚ to become very addicted to Facebook‚ and cannot live without it. Critics say that there is‚ at least‚ six symptoms of F.A.D. Some have come up with ideas to beat this new

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