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    Drugs

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    Drugs and drug types. Drugs types. | Drugs. | Stimulants. | Amphetamines e.g.‚ caffeine and cocaine. | Opiates | Opium‚ morphine‚ codines‚ heroin and methadone. | Hallucinogens. | LSD and magic mushrooms. | Depressants. | Vellum‚ diazepans‚ diet pills and sleeping pills. | Explanation of these drug types. Stimulants: drugs which elevate mood‚ increase wakefulness and give an increased sense on mental and physical energy.e.g caffeine. Opiates: It is often called narcotic analgesics

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    the internet that it basically caters to anyone with access to it. Being so accessible the internet can easily become addictive to people just as drugs can. The dictionary defines addiction as the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. Critics argue though‚ that "internet addiction" is not possible because there are no chemical substances involved. However‚ just like people can get addicted to television or anything else that

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    bodies. Although every seven years each cell in the body is completely new‚ we may still crave junk foods that seem to call to us with their sweet‚ salty‚ greasy temptations. It can be difficult to ignore theses naughty longings and make healthy choices about the good‚ more balanced nutrition that our bodies need. Why is it that we so easily give in to cravings for these sweet‚ savory‚ spicy junk foods—and soon after eating them‚ want more? This can be a challenging question‚ but is worth investigating

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    become an addiction. Exercise addiction has many of the same characteristics seen drug addiction such as: tolerance withdrawal‚ lack of control‚ intention effects‚ time‚ reduction in other activities‚ and continuance. Researchers have developed conceptually sound diagnostic criteria for exercise dependence‚ but have yet to determine a suitably convincing mechanism for its onset. In order to determine what type of interventions would be effective for treating or overcoming exercise addiction‚ researchers

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    Drug addiction is one of the most concerned issues all around the world. Either consuming or trading drug in some countries are strictly prohibited. For instance‚ ‘January 2009‚ Yong Vui Kong‚ a Malaysian was sentenced to death in Singapore for trafficking heroin’. However‚ the restrictions or even the punishments seem to have failed remediating this issue. Drug trafficking among teenagers has been increasing rapidly and immediate ‘remedies’ are indispensable to prevent further societal consequences

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    Caffeine Addiction

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    gift but instead delivers adrenalin stress‚ low blood sugar‚ mood and energy swings‚ fatigue‚ depression‚ malnutrition‚ and disturbed sleep”. Although caffeine is considered a mild drug‚ the consequences of caffeine addiction are rather severe and include physical and mental health problems and can lead to other addictions. No doubt‚ coffee is a stimulating drink‚ and its active chemical component caffeine immediately invigorates both body and mind. However‚ the later effects are quite the opposite

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    Articles The Internet’s Effect on Relationships: Detrimental or Beneficial The ’Net indeed plays a convincing role as a surrogate reality for those who become addicted to it. Not only can its users use electronic mail (e-mail)‚ a method of instantly contacting anyone across the world who has an e-mail address‚ but users can also play interactive multiplayer games from text-based to graphical with other users‚ browse the World Wide Web to get information on anything they wish‚ download software

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    2 Drugs are generally defined as a substance which alters our normal bodily functions when it is induced into our body. Having a drug free society is to have a community of people living in a particular region‚ restricted from the usage and influence of drugs. Certain drugs have side effects‚ in which it can cause addiction to its user. This is why many had considered drugs to be dangerous‚ they thought that the usage of drugs should be banned completely from the society. On the contrary

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    They have greater hospitalization rates compared to the general population and are more likely to die at a younger age. The relationship between addiction and homelessness is complex due to various factors that will lead them into such addictive patterns to live in extreme weather and rough situations. Many people who are addicted to alcohol and drugs never become homeless‚ but people who are poor and addicted are clearly at increased risk of homelessness. Homeless children are much sicker and have

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    Layla Farah The End of Drug Use It’s a wonder why out of all the topics I picked “The End of Drug Use” well I chose “The End of Drug Use” because drug use is becoming a big thing now days. Mostly drugs are the cause of many deaths like disease of the heart‚ Malignant Neoplasm‚ poisoning and overdose. Drugs are something that most people do because of depression‚ and stress or even when life is too hard to handle. Drugs have become a normal thing for many people these

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