Jerry Tibbs Liberty University Online Abstract Addiction is a serious problem in the world today and marijuana addiction is one of those problems that many people nationwide face in their daily lives. Part of the problem lies in whether those substance users actually believe addiction is possible with marijuana. What can be seen though‚ by the average person‚ is that marijuana can be addictive and cause addictive behavior in users. These addictive behaviors have negative effects on the person and
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explanations of addiction also exist. ((Harrison and Fisher‚ pg. 40) To me this means that there are a lot of factors that people deal with and some of the end results for certain people is substance addiction. Fisher Gary‚ Harrison Thomas. "Substance Abuse." Fisher Gary‚ Harrison Thomas. Substance Abuse. 5th. Pearson‚
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are solely the responsibility of those authors. 2 Evaluation of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorder Treatment WHO/MSD/MSB 00.2g Acknowledgements The World Health Organization gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the numerous individuals involved in the preparation of this workbook series‚ including the experts who provided useful comments throughout its preparation for the Substance Abuse Department‚ directed by Dr. Mary Jansen. Financial assistance was provided by UNDCP/EMCDDA/Swiss
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Americans feel confident there’s a pill that will solve the problem. Even more alarming is the notion many people are willing to combine medications is order to get the desired effect. That is what has become known as polysubstance abuse. More About Polysubstance Abuse It’s surprising how many people out in the world like to think of themselves as amateur pharmacists. They are courageous and idealistic in the way they self-prescribe drugs to treat their ailments or simply get some form of emotional
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for ages. Our society as a whole has embraced the fact that drugs and alcohol have beneficial and potentially harmful side effects. We as the human race have used drugs and alcohol for many tasks. But‚ what happens when we abuse drugs and alcohol? Some may call people that abuse drugs and alcohol‚ drug addicts and alcoholics. So‚ what do we do now? We send our love ones to a treatment facility to begin treatment for their problems. Now‚ that they have been treated what do we do‚ when our love ones
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Effects of Genetics and Environment on Substance Abuse Human Growth and Development 11/30/11 Abstract Previous research has shown direct links between environmental factors and substance use in adolescents‚ while the link between genetic factors and substance abuse may only be inferred. The current research further investigates the correlation between genetic and environmental factors and substance abuse in adolescents. The results showed overwhelming evidence that
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The pleasure signals create a feeling of euphoria which lead to the chronic addiction. Adults addicted to opioids seek the reward produced by taking the drug. Opioid addiction is the leading cause for drug overdose and death from the abuse of a substance. The abuse of opioids is a growing national problem impacting people from every socio-economic group and every race. In the United States‚
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with the consequences of drugs abuse. The paper conducts a detail analysis on how drugs have been acting like an epidemic for an economy as well as the human health. Issues such as drug legalization are crucial to address as they have the ability to disturb the functioning
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Marijuana has been considered an illegal substance in the United States since the 1940 ’s. It is currently recognized as a Schedule I‚ Class A drug‚ which means that being caught with the drug can mean imprisonment or heavy fines. The main reason it is so illegal is because smoking marijuana can cause long-term health and mental problems‚ as well as an addiction to this and possibly "harder substances" like cocaine and heroin. One of the major effects of smoking marijuana is that the person
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Thesis Statement Although some people argue for the legalization of drugs‚ addiction to these substances has caused a huge increase in violent crimes in the home‚ at school‚ and on the street. Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to create compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug
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