Drug Addiction Drug addiction is a problem that has been increasing immensely among our society today. Drug addictions can only hinder or restrain us from accomplishing goals or dreams in life. People sometimes feel they are too bright‚ too powerful‚ too much in control to become addictive. Addiction can trap anyone. It can lead to harming ones body‚ causing problems in family structure‚ and contribute to the delinquency in society. The sooner people seek help for drug addiction problems‚ the more
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DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve
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W hat is addiction? * Addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances (for example alcohol‚ tobacco‚ heroin and other drugs) which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested‚ temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain. * Addiction is a primary‚ chronic‚ neurobiological disease‚ with genetic‚ psychosocial‚ and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviours that include
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Drug Addiction: It’s Cause to Human Life I. Introduction All of us are experiencing different kinds of problems. Sometimes we tend to do unrightfully things just to run away from these problems. Because we can’t find of any solution to our problems‚ we are doing things that is against our wills. Some people used drugs to forget their problems. They think these would help them. They think that by using drugs they can escape from the dangers and problems of the world. They never thought of what
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Drug addiction is a serious problem in our society‚ and the most troublesome part is teen drug addiction. Peter Wong‚ who was one of the famers of drug addict‚ share his own experiences about drug addiction. So‚ why did he start taking drugs? How did he change after taking drugs? And how he kicked this habit? First of all‚ how did he start taking drugs? Many studies have been conducted to know the reasons behind the teenage drug addiction. Some of the common reasons suggested by them include
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Drugs and Addiction Carl Jung‚ a Swiss psychiatrist once said: “Every form of addiction is bad‚ no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol‚ morphine or idealism.” I agree with what he said. It’s true; addiction is not only bad‚ it can be dangerous! Do you know how many people who take drugs die each year? According to WHO (World Health Organization)‚ 2‚000 Americans die each year from using heroin‚ in England‚ 5‚000. 2‚500 Americans die each year from using cocaine. Alcohol kills 80‚000 Americans
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Drug Addiction People have used drugs for as long as they have strained to ease pain and avoid problems. Since the early 1960s drug addiction has been in very common. Drugs are theoretical to do ideal things but all they really do is destroy the human body. Drug addiction is mostly found in teens and the most popular drug used widespread is alcohol. Drug addiction is a serious physical and psychological problem that has many factors including mental‚ physical addictions‚ and withdrawal. Drug addiction
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BAD EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION Drug is a kind of stimulant. It is extracted from the papaver‚ a kind of tree living in lands that are very high from the sea surface. Drug can exist in many type such as liquid‚ powder or tablet. It can be taken into a person’s body by breathing‚ smoking or injecting. In medical field‚ drug is very useful in reducing hurt. But it can only be used following doctor’s instruction because it is very easy to be addicted. Drug addiction has become serious problem all
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Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or a medication. When you’re addicted‚ you may not be able to control your drug use and you may continue using the drug despite the harm it causes. Drug addiction can cause an intense craving for the drug. You may want to quit‚ but most people find they can’t do it on their own. For many people‚ what starts as casual use leads to drug addiction. Drug addiction can cause serious‚ long-term consequences‚ including problems with physical and mental
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What is drug addiction? -Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive‚ at times uncontrollable‚ drug craving‚ seeking‚ and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. -Drug seeking becomes compulsive‚ in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and‚ thus‚ on behavior. For many people‚ drug addiction becomes chronic‚ with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. Drug addiction is a chronic
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