people who would say addiction is not a disease but a choice. Those people are looking at it in an object manner without even scrapping the surface of the true issue. Daniel Akst‚ a writer from New York’s Hudson Valley‚ wrote that‚ “Addiction is voluntary rather than compulsory” (Akst). While indeed the first act of engaging in drug use is voluntary the spiraling downward effect is caused by addiction taking over a person’s brain. Mr. Netherton implies in this statement‚ "Addiction is a crutch word that
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A persuasive speech is a speech intended to convince the audience to do something or to accept a certain opinion‚ fact or view point.It argues or puts across a point to the audience .It is the act of expressing an opinion clearly and logically. While growing up as a child‚ I experienced a lot in my secondary school days. I enjoyed doing almost everything but for this one thing which I hated doing‚ taking breakfast. I never considered breakfast to be very important because it always took
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Outline: The Legalization of Drugs Thesis: The Legalization of drugs would just cause chaos I. Harmful Effect of Drugs a. Mental and Physical Effects b. Psychoactive Effects c. Addictive Effects II. Violence a. Drugs doings b. Drug Dealers c. Black Market III. Alcohol and Tobacco a. Two wrongs don’t make a right b. Drugs are far more Dangerous c. More money wasted than generated IV. Morally wrong a. Message of tolerance b. Drug laws Jeffrey
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Effective Treatment for Drug Addiction Introduction “Every year‚ hundreds of thousands of Americans undergo treatment for substance use disorder‚ also called addiction” (Hart & Ksir‚ 2013‚ p. 409). Drug addiction is a complex brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain. It is a condition characterized by an overwhelming and uncontrollable desire or craving to continue taking a drug to which one has become habituated through repeated consumption
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Introduction to Public Speaking Persuasive Speech Title: Don’t Drink Your Energy Purpose Statement: To persuade people to not drink energy drinks Thesis Statement: Today I am here to persuade you not to drink energy drinks INTRODUCTION I. We’ve all have probably had an energy drink at some point II. CNN Study shows 50% students‚ drink one to four a month III. Many don’t pay attention or know short and long term effects IV. The concept of downing energy drinks among college students V. Thesis:
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outburst is the war and destruction that he predicts will overcome Rome in the event of Caesar’s murder. He cries out that Caesar’s spirit‚ driven by revenge‚ will allow chaos to run freely in the formerly-great Italy. Antony has two audiences in his speech‚ the corpse of Caesar and the people of Rome. Though the Roman population is not directly addressed‚ Antony warns the destruction of Italy through famine and war. With utmost respect‚ he begs for forgiveness from Caesar’s spirit for being benevolent
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thousands of drug addiction centers for treatment. The Financial Question If you have already rejected the idea that drug addiction centers are the answer for you because the cost of their treatment puts them beyond your financial reach‚ it’s time to get really honest with yourself. How much are you currently spending on alcohol or your drugs of choice? If you don’t beat you habit‚ you will continue to spend that much‚ or more‚ until you die. With treatment from one of the drug addiction
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analysing the meaning of the term addiction when used in relation to drug misuse‚ and assess its merits as a concept for defining drug related behaviour. The key factors will be considered as to why people use drugs on a regular basis and how these factors impact the ’validity ’ of the overall concept of addiction. Also‚ I will be looking at what related concepts‚ such as ’dependence ’‚ imply for our use of addiction as a term to describe regular drug use. The term ’Addiction ’ is perhaps most commonly
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So‚ your new employer requires you to have a hair drug test done - now what? The answer is that you should go ahead and take the test pronto! But before you do so‚ are you sure you’re going to pass the test? You’ve probably heard the rumor about how effective this particular test is‚ so it’s only natural to be anxious if your past record with drugs isn’t something to smile about. Well‚ good news is that this meticulous method of hair follicle testing can be bypassed if certain tactics are applied
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This paper will discuss how my sisters’ drug addiction has been an informal learning experience for me and how my life has been effected trying to help her with this addiction. I will discuss how her experience with drugs occurred through classical conditioning by‚ identifying the unconditioned stimulus‚ unconditioned response‚ conditioned stimulus‚ and the conditioned response. I will also explain how her experience occurred through operant conditioning by describing the behavior‚ the consequences
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