English 1002: College Writing II Dr. Cynthia Andrzejczyk Addiction to Internet In the text The Globalization of Addiction‚ Bruce Alexander emphasizes the four different types of addiction (Addiction1‚ Addiction2‚ Addicition3‚ and Addiction4)‚ which include behavioral disorders that apply to habitual uses of technology including the Internet‚ video games‚ and other modern technological gadgets. The traditional definition of addiction in the Oxford English Dictionary “Humans beings often undergo
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Understanding Addiction Limestone College Abstract As early as 1939 with the publication of the first edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous the medical community was aware that addiction was more than a moral shortcoming. In the first addition of the book in the chapter The Doctor’s Opinion‚ Dr. William Silkworth (1939) wrote the following‚ “We believe‚ and so suggested a few years ago‚ that the action of alcohol on these chronic alcoholics is a manifestation of an allergy; that the
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We do not have to wait for these adolescents and children to grow up and become adults to see how our overconsumption of sugar has led to diabetes. Chances are extremely high that you know someone with type 2 diabetes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the incidence rate for diabetes type 2 was at least 50% in most states between 1995 and 2010 and some states saw an increase of 100%. States in the southern part of the United States saw an increase in diabetes diagnosis of 226%
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Why the internet is addictive and how we can overcome internet addiction? There are four main factors related to internet addiction. First of all‚ multimedia content found online makes a mental stimulation like to that created by television. A second reason‚ the internet is always there‚ 24 hours as of their time day‚ seven days a week and any time of the day or night. Moreover‚ it is easy to access and use. The final reason‚ the possibilities are almost boundless. The users can go anywhere online
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Computer addiction‚ a loosely used term with Internet Addiction‚ or Video game addiction‚ is the excessive or compulsive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. This disorder may affect the following: social interaction‚ mood‚ personality‚ work ethic‚ relationships‚ thought process. It may also cause social disorders or possibly sleep deprivation. It is important to note that as of now‚ psychologists are not sure how to label this disorder. Many refer to it as Internet
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Is Addiction a Disease? There are many things that influence the likeliness that someone will suffer an addiction. Some of these things include genetics and family behavior. However‚ an addiction lacks many of the traits of a disease. An addiction cannot be caught like a disease‚ you are not born addicted to something‚ and it can be 100% avoided by correct human behavior. A disease would imply that it is not up to the person whether or not they suffer from it‚ but an addiction can be prevented
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IS ADDICTION A DISEASE? Drug agencies in the world have struggled for legitimacy in the field of medicine addiction. Drug abuse has become a common norm in the society today. Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes uncontrollable drug seeking and use despite its negative consequences on the addict. Although the decision to take drugs is voluntary for many individuals‚ the brain changes that over a period of time. It hampers a person’s ability to resist his/her impulses to take drugs;
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professional will know what to do more than anyone. While waiting on the ambulance there isn’t much one can do but make sure the victim is breathing and‚ if on hand‚ administer naloxone (Volkow 14). Naloxone is a relatively new drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. This medicine‚ also commonly known as Narcan‚ was invented by a man named Jack Fisher in 1961 and is becoming more and more accessible to the public as the epidemic rises. How it works once injected into the muscle or vein the
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Addiction is something that has plagued mankind for many years. Addiction is the worst curable disease that the world has faced in centuries. It doesn’t matter the person‚ place‚ creed‚ or color‚ anyone can get addicted‚ even our favorite literary characters. Macbeth‚ an infamous case of good boy gone bad‚ has a victim of addiction. Macbeth upon first inspection‚ seemed relatively normal‚ until he was promoted to Thane of Cawdor‚ and he became stuck on the downward spiral from there. Very quickly
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