Briana Mack Dr. M. Okulate Biology 112 Honors 04 April 2014 Drug Addiction and the Effects on the Brain The prevalence of drug addiction in America has been an epidemic in the past fifty years because of the violence and tragedy of events where drug use was the catalyst. Cocaine‚ Methamphetamine‚ Ecstasy‚ Amphetamine‚ Heroin‚ LSD and many more abused drugs have destroyed many lives and families from constant abuse of the substances that emasculate the body with every dose. Even though the United
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Alcohol Addiction Laurie Evans COM/156 August 4‚ 2013 Alcohol Addiction Is alcoholism a disease of addiction? This is the question you will find answers to in the following paper. Let’s start by defining what a disease is. A disease can be defined as any harmful‚ depraved‚ or morbid condition‚ as of mind or society. Alcoholism can be defined as a disease because if one consumes more than the recommended amount you can have memory loss‚ become violent‚ and in some cases become depraved
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here is the shocker: I’m serious about this. TV addiction is very‚ very real. More so than smoking‚ more so than pot‚ and more so than alchohol. It is more insidious than any of these addictions because an entire industry and institution has been built around television entertainment. It is such a part of mainstream America that we don’t even realize what we’re doing until it’s too late. TV addiction is uncontrollable. The price for TV addiction is higher than any of us will consciously admit. I’m
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This chapter discusses the biological perspective on addiction. When looking at this perspective it is important to understand the biological causes of addiction‚ tolerance and withdrawal. The chapter discusses the different ways drugs can be administered and absorbed. Further it talks about the different ways drugs are metabolised and excreted and how drugs affect the central nervous system. Lastly it examines tolerance and withdrawal as understood from the biological perspective. There are many
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peers. In cold countries‚ they take it to keep themselves warm. While in very small doses‚ drugs act as medicines‚ but in large doses‚ they can only bring harm. Sustained consumption of them in large quantities will lead to dependency and addiction. Continued addiction upsets the digestive system‚ especially the liver‚ leading eventually to death. Drugs also affect the nervous system‚ especially the brain which controls the voluntary action. So a man under the influence of a drug in unable to walk properly
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Opioid Abuse and Addiction Treatment Kaplan University Crystal Ybanez CM107-85 1/13/12 What was once an effective solution for managing chronic pain has become one of the most commonly abused substances in our society‚ causing the need for a monitored and effective plan for treating chemically dependent individuals and their addiction to opiate’s. Ghodse (2012) stated that addiction to opiates is a disease causing malfunctions of the brain; it has effects on the mind and body requiring a
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members‚ in their efforts to help‚ often get pulled down into the bog too. The first step in putting things right is when the others start to get their own feet on solid ground. Only after they have done this will they be able to help tackle the addiction problem. How a partner with a drug or alcohol problem affects the other partner It is not easy to live with a person whose drinking or drug use is causing problems. The drinker or drug user is often full of conflict‚ torn between wanting their
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What is drug addiction? It is a chronic‚ relapsing disorder in which compulsive drug-seeking and drug-taking behaviour persists despite serious negative consequences. Several things are thought to be correlated with drug addiction as discuss which in turn affects the central nervous system that eventually leads to tolerance‚ physical dependence‚ sensitization‚ craving‚ and relapse The addictive drugs discussed in the article are opioids‚ cannabinoids‚ ethanol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ and nicotine
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Physical and mental addiction can be a very hard tribulation‚ and one many people face every day. I feel Jan has and addictive personality‚ and given the most positive circumstances may find herself as addicted to something less harsh let alone her drug of choice‚ crack-cocaine.. With that combination and such a harsh drug as crack being as asy to find as it is‚ leaves no surprise why she would seek that escape. Crack-Cocaine is one of the most easy to acquire drugs on the streets‚ and possibly
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Drug addiction in Pakistan Pakistan is today notorious for many things‚ but in the last 20 years‚ drug production and addiction has increasingly become just one of them. The issue of drug addiction is often overshadowed by the many of the country’s other human development problems‚ such as poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of basic health care. But the fact is‚ drug abuse is rapidly growing in Pakistan and in South Asia in general. While Bangladesh‚ India‚ Nepal and Maldives all suffer from this‚ Pakistan
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