Addiction drug addiction and drug abuse drug addiction and drug abuse‚ chronic or habitual use of any chemical substance to alter states of body or mind for other than medically warranted purposes. Traditional definitions of addiction‚ with their criteria of physical dependence and withdrawal (and often an underlying tenor of depravity and sin) have been modified with increased understanding; with the introduction of new drugs‚ such as cocaine‚ that are psychologically or neuropsychologically addicting;
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Celia D. Roman Instructor Corbett COM 041 11 November 2011 Essay 1 Addiction is a disease that I will battle for the rest of my life. After being sexually assaulted at the age of twelve‚ I started to self-destruct. Lack of parental support‚ less than pristine living conditions‚ and an addictive personality paved an expressway to a life of addiction. I chose to hang with undesirable people‚ and was introduced to Marijuana‚ LSD‚ Ecstasy‚ PCP‚ Cocaine‚ Heroin and eventually what became
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Title: The Internet The usage of the internet has become something very common in this modern century and is needed for our daily life. Imagine if we had to live a day without the internet‚ the world would be chaotic and the global economy would fall gradually. This proofs that the internet has its influence on mankind. Hence‚ the internet has its advantages‚ not forgetting the disadvantages which might cause problems to humankind but there are also solutions to overcome or prevent the problem
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The internet can seen as the most popular technology in the modern life. Its facilities are applied for many aspects of life such as studying and working. This essay will discuss why the internet brings more harm than good.The major reason supporting for this issue is that effect of using computer on health probems. People usually use the internet and they spend more time on sitting computers. As a result‚ they can get eyes problems or pain back. In addition‚ with internet addicts‚ they can get mental
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POSITIVE and NEGATIVE Effects from Internet [pic][pic] [pic][pic][pic] Group Members : List of Pages Cover and Group members ………………………………………… 1 WHY WE CHOOSE THIS TOPIC ? …………………………………. 3 Internet Nowadays ………………………………………………….. 4 The Positive Effects …………………………………………………… 5 The Negative Effects ………………………………………………….. 7 How to use The Internet Wisely …………………………………….... 9
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Addiction is a strong word. Some people would object to applying the word “addiction” when watch their favorite TV show. For instance‚ after watching a few episode of “Meet the Browns” I wanted to continue to watching more episodes. Forgetting I had other work that had to be done. Not only did it waste valuable time but it had my full attention. I wasn’t thinking about anything important. Like most episode Mr. Brown one of the main characters starts the episode in a loud raging voice drawing them
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The Effects of Cyber Addiction in Academic Performance Among Selected First Year Students of San Beda College – Alabang A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of College of Arts and Sciences Major in Psychology Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa NBP Reservation‚ Poblacion‚ Muntinlupa City In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the subject PSY-312B-2 Psychological Research By: Bon‚ Lady Arriane E. Domanais‚ Alvin October 2010 CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction
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Drug addiction‚ in recent decades‚ has become a matter of concern for every individual‚ community and nation. Mankind no doubt has been using and abusing drugs right from the very beginning‚ but in the present century drug addiction has emerged as a cancer and has brought within its fold almost all the segments of society. The technological revolution has brought about sweeping changes throughout the world and has reduced the entire world to a global village. Knowledge explosion and technological
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The influence of internet: more good than harm. 5 thoughts on “The influence of internet: more good than harm.” 1. Olivialathianza on January 29‚ 2012 at 10:47 am said: I don’t agree if the internet give more good than harm influence‚ as we could see nowadays teenager or child had been contaminated by lots of negatives in internet‚ they become more lazy to study‚ do homework‚ and they also wasted their time mostly on internet. Some negatives are like Porn and social networking‚ porn have make
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Addiction: A Disease Or A Choice? Several people argue whether drug addiction is a disease or a choice. Today‚ I will be discussing this argument in hopes to have a better understanding as to why this topic is so controversial. Throughout my research‚ I easily found information on this topic and I am still not sure I have found any answers. The biggest argument is that addiction is a choice not a disease. For those on the other side of the argument they claim just the opposite. According
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