Addiction is a compulsive need. What starts as a deceiving enjoyable experience‚ turns into an uncontrollable destructive craving. This compulsive need is more prevalent than many realize. In 2011‚ there were an estimated 20.6 million United States citizens of ages twelve and older who were abusing substances (Smith). For some it was a choice‚ for others it was inherent. The thought of a twelve year old choosing the path of addiction terrifies the other non-addictive majority of the population. However
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Marijuana addiction has clear signs and indicators and this page will discuss this in depth. Marijuana addiction is simply an uncontrollable urge to possess and use the drug. Those with marijuana addiction are not able to stop using the drug even if they wish. Often a person with marijuana addiction will make continuous excuses about why now is not a good time to stop using the drug. Such people are not alone. Marijuana addiction is a disease that affects millions of people every year. There is
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Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States alone. This disease is characterized by a decrease in spontaneous movements‚ walking difficulty‚ postural unsteadiness‚ rigidity and tremor. “The major symptoms of the disease were originally described in 1817 by an English physician‚ Dr. James Parkinson‚ who called it ‘Shaking Palsy’ (Peppe‚ Gasbarra‚ Stefani‚ Chiavalon
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Sophie’s Choice Research Paper In the novel Sophie’s Choice‚ William Styron suggests that the burden of guilt can make one’s life vastly difficult‚ seeming almost impossible to conquer the situation‚ but teaches a life lesson if the right path is chosen. The Holocaust becomes an incredible personal drama with guilt used as a major theme‚ in the middle of a massive catastrophe‚ in William Styron’s Sophie’s Choice‚ a big and questioning novel with first-person elements and a fearless determination
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that the person struggling with addiction may go through issues physically. They could injure themselves‚ undergo unforeseen mood swings‚ and have multiple complications with the law‚ lie‚ and face the aftermath of excessive addiction that could result in disease or death. Those that undergo severe suffering include children of the addicts themselves‚ as they are directly exposed to the changing addiction degrees (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015). Choice of children of addicts Children
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Savannah Goodman Instructor: N. Schroeder ENGL 461 3/23/11 Choice and the Characters of Sula Toni Morrison’s Sula explores the power of choice and its importance in the course of human existence. Regardless of the fact that the African-American characters of Sula are of an oppressed nature‚ they forever maintain the freedom of choice. This theme of choice provides insight into the acquirement and personification of identity. Sula and Nel‚ the primary characters of the novel‚ are utilized
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Opioid abuse and Addiction is a terrible epidemic that is sweeping the nation like an air-born disease. People as young as teenagers who are still in high school are included in this epidemic. Opioids are drugs that slow down the actions of the body‚ such as breathing and heartbeat. Opioid addiction is a chronic disease‚ like heart disease or diabetes. A chronic disease is a medical condition for life and most cannot walk away from. Opioids also affect the brain to increase pleasant feelings. Doctors
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Research Paper – Psychoactive Drugs and Meditation Yeaswantie Beekhoo The American University of Peace Studies Clinical Psychology April 12‚ 2011 Psychoactive Drugs and Meditation INTERDUCTION This paper focuses on the different types of Psychoactive Drugs both conventional‚ and medical. In addition‚ the effect these drugs have on the brain‚ nervous system and the mind of individual that are associated with the use‚ whether it is for pleasure or medical reasons. Some of the
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Theories of addiction‚ many have been proposed and a variety of preclinical models have been constructed. several theories were utilized in this study to better understand the basis of addiction. The first theory‚ negative reinforcement‚ suggests that the continued use of the psychoactive substance is to avoid withdrawal dysphoria. The next theory subject to research during this study was positive reinforcement. The positive reinforcement theory of addiction suggests the subject continues
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Justice System Position Paper | | | Axia College of University of Phoenix | | Taceshia Walker | 8/8/2010 | | For many years there has been so much debate on whether punishment or rehabilitation would be the main issue in the juvenile system. They have gone back and forward from punishment to rehabilitation and still to this day it is still going on in our society‚ in which they should be forcing on rehabilitating our young youth to better themselves because they are our
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