interest in what was once enjoyable activities‚ mood swings‚ anger‚ anxiety‚ stealing anyone’s belongings to be able to purchase drugs and go in a desperate search to find a drug for long periods of time. Physical addiction on the other hand is significantly different than psychological addiction.
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Conceptualizing Addiction Paper Kristina Lamey May 25‚ 2015 BSHS/455 David Elkins Conceptualizing Addiction Paper The history of addiction goes back centuries‚ and unfortunately‚ there is still a long way to go for people to realize the effects of chemical substances do more harm than good. The difference between drug use and abuse relies heavily on a person’s dependence on the substance. The line between the differences is often very fine. Depending on other factors involved‚ such as morals‚ values
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Effects of Drug Addiction in America Drug addiction is a continual problem within the United States. The abuse of drugs on a daily basis can cause multiple effects. An effect is a change that is the result or consequence of an action. Therefore‚ some drug addicts may be affected socially‚ economically‚ and medically. One of the most serious social effects of drug addiction is the breakdown of families. An addict can loose his/her family‚ as a result of behaviors and actions that put family members
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Suburbia | America’s Heroin Crisis. Dir. India Rakusen. BBC.com. BBC‚ 30 Aug. 2016. Web. 23 Mar. 2017. "Today’s Heroin Epidemic." Www.cdc.gov. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 7 July 2015. Web. 21 Mar. 2017. Volkow‚ Nora D. "America’s Addiction to Opioids: Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse." Www.drugabuse.gov. National Institute On Drug Abuse‚ 14 May 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2017. Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End Of The Street. Dir. Steven Okazaki. N.p.‚ 17 Mar. 00. Web. 3 May
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Pharmacology of Addiction 1. List and discuss four reasons why drugs are abused. There are many reasons why drugs get abused: For instance Peer Pressure‚ I feel it’s the leading cause. Some people will do anything to fit in with certain crowds and people that they will turn to drugs if “everyone” else is doing it. Another reason is to escape‚ or to forget about their problems‚ worries‚ and stress. Some drugs offer a tranquilizing effect that can make a person happy or calmer. Also
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access to narcotics on the job‚ it can be difficult to recognize a problem in the early stages. Only once the nurse’s activities have been suspected due to medication shortage or job performance problems can intervention be made. Professionals with addiction not only risk harming themselves and their career‚ but put their patients at an increased unnecessary risk of malpractice. Unfortunately in November 2009‚ four nurses in a local hospital were found to be stealing Morphine‚ Fentanyl‚ Dilaudid‚
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------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Wireless communication has emerged as one of the fastest diffusing mediums on the planet‚ fueling an emergent "mobile youth culture that speaks as much with thumbs as it does with tongues. At one of our focus groups a teen boy gushed‚ "I have unlimited texts . . . which is like the greatest invention of mankind." His
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This article is about “should addiction to drugs be a labeled a brain disease?” The author starts out talking about the different theories as to why some individuals become addicted to alcohol or other drugs. Historically‚ drug and alcohol dependency has been viewed as either a disease or a moral failing. The view that this addiction to drugs and alcohol are righteous failings maintains that such abusing of drugs is voluntary of what the person wants to do. People choose to immoderate in such ways
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Moral Objectivism and Moral Relativism Today there are many people that stand by moral relativism‚ which claims that moral values are not objective. The liberal mindset of accepting other cultures and values leads some people to select moral relativism over moral objectivism‚ which claims that moral values are objective. Moral relativism is problematic in that it allows one to validly select any moral argument‚ and ultimately subverts the primary goal of ethics. Moral values are objective‚ and
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Homeless persons are more likely to become ill due to the unhygienic environment they must strive in. 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
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