CHEM 1660 BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY Part III Addiction Dr. Susan Y. LIANG Email: ytliang@hkbu.edu.hk Office: FSC 702B Opium – Catholicon or Toxin • Evidence suggests that more than 5‚000 years ago the properties of opium were known in the Euphrates River (幼发拉底河) delta. • Around 330 B. C.‚ Alexander the Great took opium to Persia and India‚ from where cultivation slowly spread eastward and reached China in about the 7th century (唐朝). 13th century‚ India The opium poppy
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view regarding abuse/addiction is superficial and during this time I think it’s merely a wrong decision. But as I grew and exposed to this through peers‚ school and church teachings I saw that there are a lot of factors to consider why an individual resort to drug and/or alcohol abuse/addiction. Emotional factors: I learned this in-depth during my college life (a couple of years ago) when I was introduced to Maslow’s pyramid of human needs. There is a high risk for addiction for people who have
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The awareness of addictions is growing at an alarming rate in the United States. Many health care professionals are working overtime in treating people with disabling addictions. But within the mental health care profession‚ many are divided as to the arising issue and cause of addiction. Deaths caused by drug overdoses have risen drastically over the pass decade. Many health care and drug treatment professionals are working overtime in treating people with disabling addictions. Within the mental
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Addictions can be something scary for everyone involved. There are several different types of addictions that are dealt with every day in our society. When someone has an addiction to something it not only affects them‚ but also anyone around them that could be impacted. There are many different treatments depending on the specific addiction. As well‚ there are many different causes to various addictions. This is an important topic to understand whether you are the one addicted or someone looking
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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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these understandings on addiction to social care practice. The word “addict” originates from Roman law where an individual is compelled to his or her creditor place of payment of debt (Ross et al‚ 2010). As Dunnington states that addiction is defined a number of different ways. Addiction is defined as a “brain disease” personifies by “compulsive use of drugs” this definition comes from the Institute of Medicine (2011). The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic‚ relapsing
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stereotype other label a person with‚ that person can still succeed with effort. Sherman Alexie proves that you can overcome stereotypes with effort. What Sherman tells people reading his story is that “I pretend to read the words and say aloud ‘ “I am breaking down the door‚’ in this way I learned to read”. The author of “Superman and Me” Sherman Alexie proves that you can overcome any stereotype or anything people label you as with effort. This evidence proves that he overcame a stereotype with
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WHY PEOPLE CHEAT WITH THEIR PARTNERS AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT? When someone took what is yours‚ it is definitely a major heartbreak. But what happened when the person you married cheated on you behind your back? Yes‚ it feels as though as if someone stabbed you straight in the heart‚ taking your most vital organ and left you nothing. Cheating is any situation that has you in a compromising situation with someone other than your own partner (Larry James‚ November 2005). There are many reasons
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Frederick Douglass had to overcome major obstacles for his education. In my life I have had to overcome anxiety which was hindering my educational experience. I first truly experienced anxiety at the end of sixth grade. Fear would overwhelm me so much that I could not concentrate. Irrational thoughts would just replay over and over again in my head‚ until it distracted me from my real surroundings. I would even get stomach pains and headaches from the nervousness. Eventually‚ I was diagnosed with
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Topic: How to overcome procrastination Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the facts‚ causes and drawbacks of procrastination‚ and offer several advise and tips. Central idea: Procrastination is a psychological behavior that allows a person to postpone or delay a certain activity or task. Survey shows 95 percent of us suffer from great stress and anxiety caused by procrastination. There are two commonly known reasons: Lack of desire and fear. At last introduce
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