Wright‚ M.A. English 1301-Composition M-W 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm Ricardo Ballinas Addiction: A Three Part Disease October 1st‚ 2012 Sue Wright Addiction: A Three Part Disease Addiction can be separated into three categories: mind (neurological)‚ body (physical)‚ and spirit (psychological). Within in this breakdown addiction can possibly be explained and properly understood. In order to better understand addiction as a disease as opposed to a moral dilemma it first must be broken down. First
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Drug Courts have been around for a little under three decades now. “Dating back to 1989‚ the first drug court was established in Miami-Dade County‚ Florida” (NADCP‚ 2015). Once that first drug court system was set up it took off from there and drug courts were rapidly developed throughout the United States. The number of drug courts rose from the first drug court in 1989 to “2‚734 drug courts by June 30‚ 2012” (NADCP‚ 2015). Drugs courts main goal is to try and treat the offender drug abuse problem
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mystery of addiction remains. Our forbears‚ scientists‚ professionals‚ user’s‚ family‚ friends and society in general still struggled to grasp concepts of addiction. What causes it? Is it inherited‚ psychological‚ a social
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Analyzing Addiction Addiction is everywhere‚ from celebrity tabloids‚ to television‚ and possibly to a family member or close friend. There is alcoholism‚ drug abuse‚ and gambling addiction; the effects of such are devastating. For example‚ the following excerpt is from the harrowing Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir by James Salant: “I gave Doug the spoon and I tried to pull thirty units of water into the syringe. Doug hit me on the side of my head and said‚ ‘Your shaking too much
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Drug and Alcohol Traffic Awareness NOTES (DATA) Final exam is 40 questions; need to get 32 correct to pass. Physiological Factors Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for all people from 6 to 33 years of age. The easiest way to group drugs and alcohol is by their similarities. Classifications and a few more common examples are as follows: central nervous system depressants (alcohol‚ sleeping pills‚ tranquilizers) ‚ central nervous system stimulants (nicotine‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines)
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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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The problem of alcohol and drug abuse is of high importance nowadays. It is especially acute among young people and this fact horrifies most of all. Today the statistics shows deplorable numbers of young people‚ drinking and taking drugs. What is more terrible is that more and more young people start drinking and taking drugs. It is high time to stop this epidemic if our society does not want to loose its future. Alcohol abuse is itself very harmful for a human organism‚ especially for a young
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Addiction Analysis When people hear the word addiction they automatically think of drugs. There are so many things you can be addicted to. So if someone says they have an addiction don’t automatically assume drugs because you don’t know what they’re addiction may be. The article I will be analyzing is called “Definitions & Characteristics of Addiction by Charles N. Roper”. In the article Charles N. Roper talks about the different types of addictions. Many people with an addiction sometimes
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Addiction Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that affects the brains reward‚ motivation and other related systems. It is a relationship you have with an object or substance. Most addicts come to depend on that object or substance to meet emotional needs. Individuals struggling with addiction are unable to control their actions and make rational decisions about their behavior. There are two main forms of addiction‚ physiological and psychological. Psychological is an emotional dependence
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The reasons why teenagers use drugs. Drug use is the increasing problem among teenagers in today’s High schools. Ever since the drug war of 1900‚ drugs have been a major problem in today’s society. Use of drugs such as opium‚ morphine‚ and their derivatives were quite commonplace in nineteenth century America. While most students of contemporary high school drug education programs know about the use of coca leaves in early Coca-Cola and the opium trade with
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