There has been controversy over the cause of addiction. Historically‚ it was thought that addiction was caused by lack of willpower‚ by poverty‚ moral weakness‚ mental illness‚ genetics‚ family socialization‚ anti-social personalities‚ and societal problems. Some scientists believe drug addiction is a disease‚ although the evidence to support this theory is weak. The Drug: Some drugs are more addictive than others. This is due to the pharmacology of the substance‚ and how it affects the mood of
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Is opioid addiction criminal and punishable‚ or is it a disease of addiction? Why? I would say that the opioid addiction should be approached more as a disease of addiction than being criminal and punishable. Addiction is caused by behavioral‚ environmental and biological factors. People with addiction should not be blamed for suffering from the disease. All people make choices about whether to use substances. However‚ people do not choose how their brain and body respond to drugs and alcohol
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perspective on addiction. When looking at this perspective it is important to understand the biological causes of addiction‚ tolerance and withdrawal. The chapter discusses the different ways drugs can be administered and absorbed. Further it talks about the different ways drugs are metabolised and excreted and how drugs affect the central nervous system. Lastly it examines tolerance and withdrawal as understood from the biological perspective. There are many different ways to administer drugs. Some are
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The three different views of addiction consist of immoral conduct‚ disease‚ and maladaptive behavior. When reading Thombs & Osborn‚ the way how an addiction was seen as sin took me by surprise. Although in the early years of school I learned about the health concerns of addictions‚ seeing an addiction as a sin was not talked about. The way an addiction was seen as a sin took me by surprise because it is not something an individual can control unless he or she has the will power. Yet‚ the way the
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The Ugly Truth Behind Heroin Addiction Tiffany Lawrence Liberty University Abstract This paper is to bring awareness to the addiction of heroin. It discusses the illegal‚ and highly addictive drug that is currently most abused most rapidly acting of the opiates. The immediate effects of heroin use‚ how rapid the dug enters the brain and binds to the opioid receptors will also be discussed. Heroin is very addictive because it enters the brain hastily. The abuser will show signs of drowsiness
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Opioid Abuse and Addiction Treatment Kaplan University Crystal Ybanez CM107-85 1/13/12 What was once an effective solution for managing chronic pain has become one of the most commonly abused substances in our society‚ causing the need for a monitored and effective plan for treating chemically dependent individuals and their addiction to opiate’s. Ghodse (2012) stated that addiction to opiates is a disease causing malfunctions of the brain; it has effects on the mind and body requiring a
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Drug Trafficking Drug Trafficking In The United States English Composition 2 Instructor May 7‚ 2012 I have been a police officer for close to 14 years. During this time I have been exposed to many situations and experiences regarding drug trafficking. I have witnessed the damage this epidemic has/does to a community. These first hand accounts of drug trafficking have left me compelled to write a paper
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No on Drug Legalization Everyone will agree that the drug issue in America is prominent. After so many drug related crimes‚ deaths‚ and federal spending‚ debates spur with opposing views in the political arena on how to rectify the problem. One view on solving the problem according to Judge James P. Gray’s proposal is to legalize drugs or as legalization advocates call it "harm reduction." This approach believes that drugs use is inevitable and the only way to solve the drug problem is through
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Teen Drug Use and Sports Teen drug use is an issue which many adults are unaware of the signs of usage and damaging effects. Many adolescents believe that if they use drugs like their friends‚ it will make them “popular” or “cool”. Regardless of the reasons why teens start abusing drugs‚ this choice can have many negative impacts and ruin many aspects of their lives. There are numerous reasons why a teenager would feel the need to start abusing drugs. It is often said that during adolescent
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Soft drugs should not be legal Drugs have been a problem for the society for a long time and it is still a going subject. Different kinds of organisations work hard to try keeping people from using drugs‚ however a new problem has occurred. During the last years there have been discussions in some European countries to legalise so called soft drugs. Soft drugs usually means cannabis‚ which is the name for drugs made from the plant called “Cannabis Sativa”. Several countries have a very liberal
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