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    com/od/lesserknownaddictions/a/shoppingadd.htm Intili‚ D Joelle. (2010‚ 03 02). What is a Skittle Party. Retrieved 01 04‚ 2012‚ from Practical Parent: http://www.practical-parent.com/display/Search?moduleId=4460837&searchQuery=skittle Mayo clinic staff Narcotics Anonymous World Service‚ INC. (1976). Narcotics Anonymous. Retrieved 01 4‚ 2012 Omniomania: Shopping Addiction Rauh‚ S. (n.d.). Video Game Addiction is no fun. Retrieved 12 8‚ 2011‚ from WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/video-game-addiction-no-fun Roxanne Dryden-Edwards

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    as a public sphere‚ there continue to be weaknesses that inhibit its mass adoption; the media. Much of the public and media interest in the Deep Web stemmed the arrests of the owners of Silk Road‚ an online store that exclusively sells illegal narcotics. With events like these‚ the media portrays the Deep Web as a paradise for technological criminals and hackers. For example‚ journalist John Merrel writes an article on the website Uwire‚ discussing the criminality of the Deep Web. Using language

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    ENG-100 D. Berkeley Ortize December 16‚ 2011 Community and Culture play a role in determining the risk for alcohol and drug abuse. Substance abuse and addiction are major problems in society today. Every segment of society‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ or age is affected. Some of the substances that are used grow naturally‚ whereas others are manufactured illicitly or even legitimately in laboratories. They may be smoked‚ inhaled‚ ingested‚ or injected and used for social‚ religious

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    Research Laboratories‚ 2006. Print. 2) Rubin‚ Richard H.. Medicine: a primary care approach. Philadelphia: Saunders‚ 1996. Print. 3) Butcher‚ James N. Abnormal psychology + new mypsychlab. S.l.: Prentice Hall‚ 2012. Print. 4) Narcotics Anonymous. Chatsworth‚ CA: Narcotics Anonymous World Services‚ 2010. Print. 5) Venes‚ Donald‚ and Clarence Wilbur Taber. Taber ’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis‚ 2013. Print. 6) "New Releases." How Addiction Hijacks the Brain. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 04

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    McCabe‚ Sean Esteban‚ et al. "Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants among U.S. College Students: Prevalence and Correlates from a National Study." Addiction 100‚ no. 1 (January 2005): 96-106 4)     Musto‚ David F. The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control. 3d ed. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 1999. 5)     Spillane‚ Joseph F. Cocaine: From Medical Marvel to Modern Menace in the United States‚ 1884-1920. Baltimore‚ Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press‚ 2000. 6) McCabe‚ S. E.‚ C. J. Teter

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    Feeling of complete failure‚ no sense of self‚ lack of self-esteem‚ self-worth‚ wanting to die‚ just existing 4. Overcoming addiction: Rehabs: Inpatient‚ outpatient Detox: Medical or Non-medical Psychiatry: one on one‚ group settings Narcotics Anonymous Program: Meetings‚ sponsorship‚ step work IV. Conclusion: * Signal Phrase: Before I end I would like to tell you a brief story

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    Oxycontin-A Wonder Drug? In 1995‚ the FDA approved a miracle drug‚ which would aid in a person’s ability to cope with the severe pain associated with cancer. Purdue Pharma L.P. of Stamford‚ Connecticut‚ introduced the wonder drug that would eventually be the demise of many. Oxycotin would‚ for several‚ lead to addiction‚ criminal behaviors‚ and‚ for some‚ their lives. The intent of releasing the drug was solely to treat patients suffering from chronic pain. Since the release of the drug‚ doctors

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    This essay will aim to discuss from the perspective of mental health nurse the assessment skill needed to be carried out to enable effective care planning for Lisa. This assessment will be in partnership with Lisa which will take into consideration her physical‚ emotional‚ psychological‚ social and environmental developments in order to provide appropriate care plan. This discussion will be around dual diagnosis‚ prevalence‚ assessments‚ health promotion and recovery concepts. From the case scenario

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    mental illness. Substance Abusers Substance abusers are individuals who are compelled to misuse drugs whether it is alcohol‚ street drugs or prescribed narcotics. This need can be stronger than the need to eat‚ drink water and in some cases as strong as the need to breathe. The basic text of Narcotics Anonymous (1986) states‚ “Very simply‚ an addict is a man or woman whose life is controlled by drugs”. The addict is the person‚ “whose whole life and thinking are centered on finding

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    Annotated Bibliography With the war on drugs presently being waged in the United States what sort of out come can be presumed based on the outcome of the prohibition of alcohol in the 1920’s? By being able to determine or predict outcomes based on the closely related prohibition in the 1920’s we could possibly save lives from the war that is raging in many of our backyards. In my research I was looking for articles from the 1920’s and present day that were closely related to try to draw ties

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