In my opinion‚ recovery signifies to live and to be alive. In short‚ it is the key component that I need to have in my life to ensure that I am alive in the flesh‚ as well as alive in the mind. In other words‚ recovery is the bridge that connects the gap between living a mediocre life and living a life of complete fulfillment. It allows me to strive to be the best human being that I can possibly be while I exist on planet earth. For example‚ I know from my personal experience that if I did not have
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What is drug addiction? -Drug addiction is a complex brain disease. It is characterized by compulsive‚ at times uncontrollable‚ drug craving‚ seeking‚ and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. -Drug seeking becomes compulsive‚ in large part as a result of the effects of prolonged drug use on brain functioning and‚ thus‚ on behavior. For many people‚ drug addiction becomes chronic‚ with relapses possible even after long periods of abstinence. Drug addiction is a chronic
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“The Hidden Spring”‚ The Hidden True Spirituality The springs streaming in the mountain‚ moisten the soil‚ making a good condition for plants to grow there. So does the spirituality for human beings. The spirituality is the pure spring water that moisten our hearts and souls‚ making a good condition for us to grow in faith. But‚ one day‚ “a powerful dictator came and cut off the sources of water‚ paved them over with concrete so thick that no spring of water could ever penetrate it. The water that
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Spirituality In Family Can Change Society On December 14 2012‚ the United States experienced one of the worst mass shootings in history‚ the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Noah Pozner six years old‚ Ana Marquez-Greene six years old‚ Grace McDonnell seven years old‚ to name but a few‚ were the victims of Adam Lanza. The loss of basic principles in life love‚ patience‚ perseverance‚ compassion and forgiveness have favored the emergence of a new type of individuals‚ fuelled with meaningless
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increased rapidly. We are dealing with a subdivision of Internet addiction connected to social media‚ It occurs more regularly among younger than older users. We have also found that people who are anxious and socially insecure use Facebook more than those with lower scores on those traits‚ probably because those who are anxious find it easier to communicate via social media than face-to-face (Andreassen‚ 2012) Facebook addiction have a larger percentage in our days‚ we have a issue to other
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In the article The Addiction Paradox: Drug Dependence Has Two Faces - As A Chronic Disease And A Temporary Failure To Cope‚ the author talks about research that shows addiction as a disease or a temporary failure to cope. In the article Neurobiology Of Addiction Versus Drug Use Driven By Lack Of Choice‚ the authors talk about the study of neurobiology of addiction and how addiction and the different choices drug users can make. In the article New Medications For Drug Addiction Hiding In Glutamatergic
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Theories of Addiction Paper Throughout the past several weeks‚ the concept of addiction was presented to the class. In order to better grasp the concept of addiction‚ a few theories were presented that aided our ability to conceptualize it. The theory that is the focus of this paper will be the disease model of addiction. This theory states that addiction is similar to any other disease that can affect the human body and psyche. In addition‚ the disease model of addiction states that addiction‚ like most
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Internet Addiction is a problem more common in society as Internet usage is increasing. The prevalence of Internet use worldwide is increasing. Along with the benefits the Internet brings‚ problems of excessive Internet use is becoming apparent. As a result‚ along with drug and alcoholic addictions nowadays‚ there is one more – Internet addiction‚ last but not least. The opinions on the methods for the solution vary‚ because the problem was not studied enough. One of the solutions is to attend support
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“Shopping Spree‚ or Addiction” by Heather Hatfield‚ MD‚ she says “shopping can be one of America’s favorite past-times‚ but shopping can also lead to a self-destructive addiction that will cause financial disaster (1-2).” I’ll be going over two main factors‚ credit cards and the mall environment‚ that cause a shopping addiction‚ along with the type of illness‚ depression‚ that also causes a shopping addiction. I’ll also talk about the treatment individuals go through to overcome the addiction. The dictionary
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Date: 2013.11.26 Internet addiction Internet addiction is a growing problem for the whole world: estimates show that from 5 to 10 % of world population have this problem. Internet addiction is defined as any online-related‚ compulsive behavior which interferes with normal living and causes severe stress on family‚ friends‚ loved ones‚ and one’s work environment (Johnson‚ 2009). Internet addiction has been called Internet dependency and Internet compulsivity
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