Drug Addiction is a Disease Sabrina Hinds Axia College of University of Phoenix Drug Addiction is a Disease Drug addiction is a disease because addictive personalities do not have control over their addictions. To prove this claim‚ the reader will learn about how addictive personalities become addicted; how dopamine contributes to the addict’s addiction; how society treats addictive personalities; and how drug-addiction is a mental illness just like any other mental illness. This paper
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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Executive Summary Now a day’s drug addiction has become a great problem in all over the world. Third world countries like Bangladesh are greatly sufferer from this problem. It’s just like cancer. As a part of the society different Universities are facing this problem. Our university ‘University of Asia Pacific’‚ specifically our department ‘Department of Business Administration’ is facing greatly by this problem. Recently it has become the top concern issue for the disciplinary committee. Considering
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Drug Addiction as a Psychobiological Process The emphasis is on biological mechanisms underlying addiction‚ although some other factors influencing drug addiction will also be discussed. The presentation is limited primarily to psychomotor stimulants (e.g.‚ amphetamine‚ cocaine) and opiates (e.g.‚ heroin‚ morphine) for two reasons. First‚ considerable knowledge has been gained during the past 15 years regarding the neurobiological mechanisms mediating their addictive properties. Second‚ these
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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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Current Topics in Health 26 November 2012 Drug Addiction a Disease? Drug addiction‚ a new major phenomenon in our society today. The dependence‚ compulsive craving of a drug which becomes priority over all other issues in one’s life. We recognize that this issue of drugs and addiction is a growing problem now affecting most in this world. The physical characteristics of addiction would trembling‚ sweating‚ loss of appetite‚ and seizures. Psychological characteristics are harder
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Assignment on Drug Addiction in Bangladesh [pic] Submitted To Dr. Ariful Bari Chowdhury‚ MBBS‚ MPH (Aus) Lecturer‚ Department of Public Health North South University Submitted by NAME ID Imran Ahmed 1020102030 Shuvo Ahsan Khan 1020085030 Mohammad Sazzadur Rahman 1020104030 Mahmudul Hasan 1020019030
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Addiction and Drug Abuse There are many people that try drugs out for different reason. Some of the reasons many people experiment with drugs is because they want to have fun‚ improvement in athletic abilities‚ ease of depression‚ anxiety‚ and stress‚ because others are doing it or just out of curiosity. Drug use does not necessarily lead to drug abuse and there is not a particular level that using drugs will change from insouciant to challenging. Drug abuse and addiction varies by individual.
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Drug addiction Drug addiction is a condition which can be classified as abnormal. An addict is someone who is obsessed with a particular substance or substances which can be uncontrollable and compulsive which without having it can lead to withdrawal symptoms as the person’s body becomes dependent on this substance in order to function. This dependency on this substance continues and can become destructive. Drug addiction can be for the increase in demand for substance or even medication..
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Drugs: Addiction and Quitting Leigh Jenner Psychology 355 April 4‚ 2011 Stephen Northam Everyone knows they should get or stay healthy. For most people getting healthy means eating a little less‚ exercising a little more‚ or abstaining from smoking and drinking. However‚ for those who have a problem with drugs—as well as alcohol—getting healthy is literally a matter of life and death. The problem with drugs and alcohol is that there are more factors than just a nice feeling. There are‚ in more
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