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    Drug Addiction and Crime

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    Drug Addiction and Crime: How Does Poverty Contribute to the Two? Poverty‚ crime‚ and addiction are social elements that create social problems. According to Reiman‚ “poverty is a source of crime” (27). Poverty in America is a major problem. In the United States‚ one out of every five children grows up in poverty (Reiman‚ 86). Many factors contribute to poverty. Some examples of these factors include: financial aspects of addiction‚ exclusion‚ images of crime‚ subcultures of

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    Physiological Factors P6: Describe the effects of physiological factors on sports training and performance In all‚ there are 4 physiological factors that may affect someone’s sports performance; Motivation‚ arousal‚ anxiety‚ personality and concentration. Motivation- Motivation is the foundation all athletic effort and accomplishment. Without your desire and determination to improve your sports performances‚ all of the other mental factors‚ confidence‚ intensity‚ focus‚ and emotions‚ are meaningless

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    Computer Gaming Addiction in Adolescents and Young Adults‚ Solutions for Moderating and Motivating for Success Kenneth M. Woog‚ Psy. D. Computer Gaming Addiction Treatment Services computergamingaddiction.com kwoog@wooglabs.com (949) 422-4120 Pepperdine University Associate Director‚ PRYDE kwoog@pepperdine.edu Computer Gaming Addiction in Adolescents and Young Adults‚ Solutions for Moderating and Motivating for Success • • • • • • Background of the problem Theories of Addiction – Recent Science

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    Physiological Effects of Steroids and Steroid Abuse Competition in sports is absolutely incredible. Some athletes go as far as using drugs illegally such as anabolic steroids‚ a synthetic derivative of the male hormone testosterone. However‚ major sports bodies like the Olympics‚ the NBA‚ the NFL‚ and the NHL ban the use of such substances. For this reason‚ it is helpful to know the physiological effects of steroids as well as negative consequences of steroid abuse. In their experiment‚ Anttila

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    Tia Gardner September 21‚ 2012 Humanistic Perspective and Addiction There are several theories of addiction. All of them are imperfect. All are partial explanations. It is for this reason that it is important to be aware of and question addiction theories. One contemporary psychoanalytical view of substance abuse is that it is a defense against anxiety (Thombs D 2006). Addicts often abuse alcohol and other substances to guard against anxiety and other painful

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    THE DYSPHORIA OF HEROIN ADDICTION Rodney Lowe PSY 2012 July 28‚ 2011 This is a summary of the article The Dysphoria Of Heroin Addiction by Leonard Handelsman and Marvin J. Aronson‚ it is based on the topic of Narcotics that is covered in Chapter 4 of our text. Dysphoric mood is a common symptom of patients who use heroin on a regular basis. Early abuse of heroin is most often associated with feelings of euphoria‚ abstractly‚ long-lasting abuse

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    Assignment on Drug Addiction in Bangladesh [pic] Submitted To Dr. Ariful Bari Chowdhury‚ MBBS‚ MPH (Aus) Lecturer‚ Department of Public Health North South University Submitted by NAME ID Imran Ahmed 1020102030 Shuvo Ahsan Khan 1020085030 Mohammad Sazzadur Rahman 1020104030 Mahmudul Hasan 1020019030

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    Bianchi‚ Adriana‚ and James G. Philips. "Psychological Predictors of Problem Mobile Phone Use." Mendeley Research Networks. Mendeley. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. . Bowers‚ Amanda. "In View." Texting While Driving Has Drastic Consequences :. 04 Feb. 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. "Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers." DOT Press Release. United States Department of Transportation‚ 06 Jan. 2010. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. . "Local Section." WTOP.com. WTOP‚ 08 Apr. 2012. Web. 19 Apr. 2013. . Pastorino

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    The Causes of Drug Addiction What causes a man to risk losing his family or worse his freedom for the ability to get high? What causes a parent to risk not only their own health by smoking but also the health of their children? The answer is addiction. Alan I. Leshner‚ PhD states that the “essence of addiction [is an] uncontrollable‚ compulsive drug seeking and use‚ even in the face of negative health and social consequences.” He goes on to say‚ “This is the crux of how many professional organizations

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    Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Drug Abuse and Addiction‚ Problems & Solutions in Turkey Abdullah Furkan Kaya İstanbul Şehir University 30.4.2012 Drug abuse is an addiction‚ which has different substance types and can ruin people’s life or even cause death. People use it for variety of reasons such as getting away from their bothers or getting high. Approximately 200 million people abusing drugs‚ most of them are addicted in the world. This number is

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