Internet addiction can cause physical damage to the brain‚ just like drugs‚ say researchers By ROB WAUGH UPDATED: 07:42 GMT‚ 12 January 2012 Internet addiction disrupts nerve wiring in the brains of teenagers‚ a study has found - causing a level of brain damage normally seen in heavy substance abusers. Similar effects have been seen in the brains of people exposed to alcohol‚ cocaine and cannabis. The discovery shows that being hooked on a behaviour can be just as physically damaging as addiction
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Co-occurring Disorders and Addiction SUBS500_ B02_201230 Treatment of drug and alcohol addiction is seldom as simple as merely addressing the particular chemicals addict is taking into his body. More often than not‚ addicts suffer from other disorders in conjunction with their chemical dependency. The clinical reference to such a condition is called co-occurring disorders (Doweiko‚ 2012). According to Arias and Kranzler (2008) an estimated 1.1 percent of the U.S. population has an alcohol
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between it and the abuse of drugs and alcohol. On the surface‚ this claim seems justifiable and arguments can be made in its favor. However it is Winn’s equating television with drugs and alcohol that is ultimately the downfall of her argument‚ demonstrating a misapplication of the term “addiction” and all of its conditions to television watching. First‚ let us define addiction in the sense that Winn interprets it. She claims‚ “The essence of any serious addiction is a pursuit of pleasure
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From 1900-1950 drug addicts and alcoholics didn’t have very many treatment options. Addicts were looked at as morally degenerates and they didn’t get any form of treatment was at the least brutal punishment. “Until research showed that addiction was a treatable disease of the brain‚ many addicts were also given prison sentences or shut away in asylums because it was assumed that they were permanently lacking in moral or mental substance”( The Evolution of Addiction Treatment‚ 2012). Imprisonment
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What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use‚ despite the consequences to the individual who is addicted and to those that are around him or her. Alt-hough the decision to take drugs are voluntary for most people‚ the brain changes that occur over time will challenge the addicted person’s self control and hamper his or her ability to resist taking drugs. Fortunately‚ treatments are available to help people counter their addiction’s
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October 2012 Heroin Addiction: Pathways to Treatment Although no single treatment is appropriate for everyone‚ I am an avid supporter of abstinence with psychosocial support as the most valuable and effective treatment for the disease of heroin addiction. This model promotes real change in the life of the addicted. Change that may start with the physical aspect‚ detoxification‚ ridding the body of the offensive chemical‚ and abstinence‚ continuing to not pick up that drug again‚ no matter what
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as drugs. Many children do not know how to handle a situation when faced with drugs‚ which opens the possibility of bad decision making. Just one bad decision can lead to a lifetime of addiction and struggling. The use of dangerous drugs is a growing issue amongst teens in real life while also depicted in modern works of literature such as Crank and Go Ask Alice. With no prior exposure to them‚ teenagers have no clue how to deal with a situation involving drugs. They get involved with drugs for
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Prison Addiction Treatment and The Reasons Treatment Is Needed Abstract In recent times there has been expressed concern about prison addiction treatment. People do agree that this is a major concern. Of course‚ not everyone agrees on treatment while in prison and there is a need for a solid response to this issue. This is important as we do not want to have people when they are released from prison to have the same problems or addictions as before they went to
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The Brain’s Rewarding System & Addiction Biopsychology Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine the article‚ “The Brain’s Rewarding System & Addiction” (2004) by Katharine P. Bailey‚ MSN. In this article‚ I did not find a general hypothesis. Studies in this article show that most drugs directly or indirectly cause selective elevation of dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens (NA)‚ the ventral tegmental area (VTA)‚ and the limbic system‚ consequently called the
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the Persistent Beast Meth addiction is a horrible beast that steals your life from you. Meth is a highly addictive drug and “Meth is now the No. 1 drug in rural America” (Got Meth?). Meth can negatively rearrange and scramble the user’s life‚ sometimes bringing complete destruction. Meth addiction will separate the individual that is using from their family and loved ones‚ will make the user have a extremely hard time obtaining and managing money‚ and meth addiction will cause physical and psychological
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