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    Fast Food Addiction

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    Fast Food is Our New Addiction Obesity is increasing rapidly because of the fast food. Showing and telling people how unhealthy to eat the fast food is extremely hard because it is now the popular culture for the societies those are dominated by the fast food industries. High profit and low cost is the primary reason why there are many Burger Kings and McDonald’s in the world (Kenway‚ “Junk food: The New Tobacco”). Yet some readers may challenge my view by insisting that the fast food industries

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    vacations. This proves that majority of the people around the globe cannot live without their gadgets. If you feel restless without your favorite device‚ it’s a sign you are addicted. De-addiction centers in various countries are reporting an increasing number of cases where individuals are seeking help for gadget addiction. Most gadget users are unwilling to accept the fact that they are addicted. Denial is exceedingly high among regular users of devices. Gadget overload is going to be hard to control

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    Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease: The Disease of the Century Estimated about fifteen million people worldwide have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Some scientists believe that almost ninety percent of all Alzheimer’s disease is sporadic. Sporadic Alzheimer’s is a type of Alzheimer’s that either men or women of all ages can be affected‚ although most cases occur in people over 65 years of age. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a fatal disease of the brain that affects brain functions such as memory

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    addiction to alcohol in which people continue to drink even though the drinking causes physical‚ mental and social problems‚ including problems with job responsibilities and relationships‚ according to the National Institutes of Health. As is the case with other addictions‚ alcoholism is considered a disease by many in the medical community‚ including the American Medical Association. A drawback to framing alcoholism as a disease is that we tend to think of diseases as something that needs to be

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    any of these revolutionary inventions could lead to severe consequences. It’s not uncommon to see these cases happen throughout the nation‚ but of all the possible problems that could occur‚ the most detrimental situation‚ in my opinion‚ is addiction. Addiction‚ regardless of its kind‚ has become a worldwide epidemic which makes it more challenging to solve. Many recognize it as well‚ which explains the anti-smoking commercials‚ anti-gambling billboards‚ and more.

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    Habits that Turn into Addictions Draft #3: Internet Addiction Allanah Reilly October 3‚ 2013 One giant network combined with smaller networks; that is what we call the internet. The internet hasn’t been around for a long time but billions of people are on it throughout the day. Why are so many people on the web? My answer to this would be because businesses all around the world use it for communicating and accessing information from their own company or others. People use the internet to

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    communications can enhance the brain’s ability to process information. Addiction symptoms Nada Kakabadse‚ a Professor at the Northampton Business School‚ said: "Your judgement is impaired. Equally your decision making processes are impaired. "It’s like losing your spatial judgement‚ so instead of walking through the door you walk into it. You’re more prone to have a car accident if you drive." Prof Kakabadse added: "It’s addiction to portable technology‚ which you take with you practically to bed

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    of the end of Michael Jackson’s life in his novel he recounts the major events towards the end of his career including; his 2005 child molestation trials‚ early allegations of child abuse‚ the mystery behind the mother of his child Blanket‚ his addiction to pain medications‚ his many illnesses and what really lead to the death of Michael Jackson. Halperin claims that he believes that the immense amount of greed from the people around Jackson lead to his death. In particular their high demand to force

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    Computer Games Addiction

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    effects of playing online game (MMORPG) to the academic performance and behavior of I.T students . Online gaming is an activity that is fought in the world as children and youth spend hours doing such routine. In fact‚ same victims suffer from addiction; the habit of online gaming was quadrupled when it became integrated with the Internet: resulting the concept of online gaming. In online gaming‚ user use the Internet to connect with other players in the world and then play the same game‚ which

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    Addiction to Junk Food.

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    Addiction to Junk Food Everyday‚ millions of people consume the so-called addictive "junk food.”  Most of the people who do not have time‚ or find it affortable eat in fast food restourants such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ and many others. Junk food is addictive because of many reasons such as saving time. The junk food can be clasified in few categories - snacks‚ fast food‚ and soft drinks. First come the snacks‚ which are being brought everyday by millions of people who are not conserned about

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