Addiction is still somewhat of an unsolved mystery and no one is exactly sure how a certain substance acts on the brain. A popular definition of addiction is progressing from liking the substance to needing the substance and constantly seeking it out despite any negative consequences the user may experience. There is still much research to be done in the field of addiction especially alcoholism. The mechanism alcohol utilizes is disinhibition of GABA in the brain. GABA is an inhibitory transmitter
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Definition of Addiction "Addiction" can have several definitions depending on the situation and the setting. My sister is addicted to exercising because she does it constantly. Smokers are addicted to cigarettes because they crave them and feel like they can’t function without them. My grandfather is addicted to hunting because it is expensive‚ time-consuming‚ and he’s just doing it to seek pleasure. My grandmother hates hunting because it consumes up so much of grandfather’s time that he
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Drug addiction is a chronic relapsing brain disease which causes obsessive drug seeking and use even though they’re aware of the damage it causes to their family and themselves. The drug seeking becomes compulsive mainly by the effect the prolonged drug use has on behavior and the brain. Drugs have a huge effect on the human brain. They alter they way you think and act. The chemicals in drugs enter your communication system in the brain and change or disrupt the way your brain can send‚ receive
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2010 Internet Advantages and Disadvantages affecting mostly everyone Many of us are clinging to the Internet than ever before. "Millions of Americans are now a click of the "mouse" away from instantly joining a worldwide computer communication network." (http://library.cqpress.com.ez.lib.jjay.cuny.edu). Some people weren’t aware of what the Internet was; so they end up figuring it out by other people. Throughout the years the internet has became popular in many ways. Since the Internet started
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should be ready to handle the fears that the person struggling with addiction may go through issues physically. They could injure themselves‚ undergo unforeseen mood swings‚ and have multiple complications with the law‚ lie‚ and face the aftermath of excessive addiction that could result in disease or death. Those that undergo severe suffering include children of the addicts themselves‚ as they are directly exposed to the changing addiction degrees (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015). Choice
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A. Identify a Social Problem The social effects of opiate addiction are felt by those who may have never even seen more than an image of heroin. For example; “In an early study‚ for example‚ Inciardi reported that a cohort of 239 male heroin addicts from Miami committed 80‚644 criminal acts during the 12 months before being interviewed (Inciardi‚ 1979).”. (Strain and Stitzer‚ 2006) In part‚ this is due to the problems associated with the severe withdrawal symptoms that begin about
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The social issue I will be talking about is marijuana addiction. Nowadays marijuana usage is very common throughout the United States because of its legalization in some states. It is also very common throughout teens and is very likely for them and many others to become addicted. In my opinion I believe marijuana is addictive because I went to school with many people who had tried it one time and suddenly became addicted and started changing‚ drastically. It began to affect their social life because
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can find people‚ locally known as “smackias”‚AT bus stops‚ railway stations and chemist shops …selling drugs for as low as 25 rupees..!! But before going too deep inside the topic‚ let us understand what drug addiction really is and why do people get addicted to them. Basically drug addiction is a
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Drug Addiction: Disease or Habit? When people hear the words drug addict‚ these words have negative connotations and stigmas attached to them. People visualize a person who does not care about anything‚ including family‚ work‚ or commitments‚ except for obtaining money to buy drugs to get high. However‚ there are many people who are drug addicts that maintain a normal‚ functional life. Most people who are drug addicts would give anything to kick the habit; they do not enjoy the high anymore. The
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Addiction is a compulsive need. What starts as a deceiving enjoyable experience‚ turns into an uncontrollable destructive craving. This compulsive need is more prevalent than many realize. In 2011‚ there were an estimated 20.6 million United States citizens of ages twelve and older who were abusing substances (Smith). For some it was a choice‚ for others it was inherent. The thought of a twelve year old choosing the path of addiction terrifies the other non-addictive majority of the population. However
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