The Cause of Addiction COM/156 Each year‚ there are more deaths and disabilities in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. In the United States alone‚ it is reported that roughly 18 million Americans have alcohol problems; 5 to 6 million have drug problems‚ and more than 9 million children live with a parent addicted to alcohol or illicit drugs. Drug addiction continues to be a growing concern‚ prompting medical and scientific research on a global scale into the possible
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Genetic explanations for the Initiation of addictions Heritability of addictions such as alcoholism and gambling can be studied through family and twin studies. The presumptions of twin and family studies are that if family members share similar behaviours‚ then the degree to which the behaviours are caused by genetic factors can be examined. There are two types of twins‚ identical and non-identical. Identical twins are monozygotic (MZ) as they came from the same egg‚ and therefore share an identical
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Addiction The Tabers medical dictionary defines drug addiction as a compulsive and maladaptive dependence on a drug that produces adverse psychological‚ physical‚ economic‚ social‚ or legal ramifications(5). In the U.S.‚ the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs has been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a growing problem. In 2007‚ for example‚ the CDC reported that more than 27‚500 Americans died of drug overdose‚ an increase of more than 100% in the preceding
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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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Smartphone is a mobile device that enables internet access and communication. It allows us to do things that we never imagined before. We can access and get information on the web with the phone no matter where we are. In response‚ experts are coming up with new technology to broaden their market. According to the article Addictive Personality and Problematic Mobile Phone Use the main reason behind the cell phone addiction may be the smart marketing of cell phones as a status symbol. Having the phone has become
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Besides that‚ the usage of mobile phones is also affecting the student health. Mobile phone is not just spoils student morally and psychologically but it also brings some physical problem like sense of hearing and brain problems.In addition‚ the Doctors said that the number of youngsters with Repetitive Stress Injury is increasing. A Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) is a damage of part of the body had overusing or exerting too much of stress. According to the studies‚ texting message regularly‚ over
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THE STATUS OF LOCAL DIGITAL MOBILE PHONE BRANDS IN THE MARKET: AN ASSESSMENT ______________ A Research Presented to The College of Business Administration Polytechnic University of the Philippines _____________ In Partial fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Bachelor in Marketing Management ______________ By Altiche‚ Raffy L. Atienza‚ Loraine L. Borabo‚ Rosemarie P. Daza‚ Jeffrey E. Esperida‚ Jarvey S. Garcines‚ Kerrwin M. Labrador‚ Charlene D.S. Masukat‚ Walib
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Contact iGR Amanda Louie (512) 554-‐1701 amandal@iGR-‐inc.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New iGR research shows Samsung as most preferred Android device brand among consumers Consumer surveys also show that 45 percent of Android users researched the OS prior to purchase and specifically wanted an
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Mobile Phone Service Marketing of Grameen Phone Limited: A Study on Effectiveness of Product Policy and Strategy S. M. Akterujjaman[pic] Abul Kalam[pic] Md. Arifur Rahman[pic] [pic] Correspondence Address Abul Kalam Lecturer‚ Dept. of Marketing HSTU‚ Dinajpur [pic]Senior Lecturer‚ Department of Business Administration‚ Northern University Bangladesh [pic]Lecturer‚ Department of Marketing‚ Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University‚ Dinajpur-5200 [pic]Senior Lecturer
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developing Facebook addiction‚ something they attribute to the social nature of Facebook. Dr Mark D Griffiths‚ Professor of Gambling Studies in the International Gaming Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University in the UK‚ writes a response to the study in the same issue of the journal. In a personal blog about his response‚ he says that while he had no problem with the study by Andraessen and colleagues‚ he wished to comment more widely on doing research into Facebook addiction. Griffiths says
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