PSY215: DRUGS AND DEPENDENCY ESSAY ONE WHY DO PEOPLE USE DRUGS? LACHLAN SLOAN 30790798 Throughout history‚ people have used different kinds of drugs to alter the way they feel or experience consciousness. Ritualistic use of drugs has been commonly practiced by various cultures such as the mushroom induced trance state utilised by Native American Indians to commune with the Great Spirit. Pacific Islanders drink Kava as a means of connecting with the supernatural‚ healing illness
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"People today are too individualistic. Instead of pursuing self-centered‚ separate goals‚ people need to understand that satisfaction comes from working for the greater good of the family‚ the community‚ or society as a whole." The passage suggests that people satisified with egoistic behaviors today but they should have learn that the satisification of altruism is the real one and strong one. I could hardly demur the statement. Indeed‚ it is necessary and fundmental for any one to satisfy their
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1.1 Explain why working in partnership with others is important for children and young people Partnership is driven by a desire for collaborative advantage and can offer many positive outcomes‚ like benefits for staff and services such as less replication between different service providers. It helps them see others point of view and it keeps them from being selfish‚ it helps young people interact with others to achieve a goal‚ and it helps them develop socially. It’s important to work in partnership
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Imagine thousands of people attacking for you beliefs. Being burned alive‚ tortured‚ and turned into slaves. These are concepts that many‚ especially Muslims‚ encountered in the Crusades. Most would say the Crusades were religious‚ but they weren’t in reality. They were absolutely terrifying and always ended in tragedy for at least one side. In the beginning‚ life was fine for Christians to easily take a pilgrimage to the Holy Land because the Muslims liked the profit
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Christie Miller 29 September 2012 Instructor: Wayne Skinner CCJ 1017 Why do you think people take drugs? Do you know anyone with an addiction-prone personality? What does the medical literature indicate about addictive personalities? People take drugs to ease pain and avoid problems from their past and presence. An individual “may be depressed or in pain find physical relief does not help‚ eventually‚ he or she will then turn to drugs to remove symptoms” (Hubbard‚ 1996-2011). Personally
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Stereotypes are the way people use to identify and shape others’ characterizations. In today’s society‚ people like to use stereotypes to identify others because they are unable or unwilling to get along with others and then know them. They often get information from others or historical experiences. As the social psychologist Claude Steele states‚ “ Stereotypes are one way by which history affects present life.” He states people often use stereotypes‚ but they don’t know the effects about using
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Young people are important resources to their country‚ but government may ignore some problems faced by young people in running the country. Show the problems and give advices. The young people are the future the society. However‚ there have been types of youth problems may ignore by the government. We should know the reason to cause that first before tackle the issues happen on youngster. The main problem that young people face is difficult to get jobs after graduation. Most of enterprises
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Everything does not always abide by the law of life. And it isn’t joking that there are many things that young people can teach older people. Some aspects of knowledge older people don’t know especially modern technology and kinds of entertainment for teenagers certainly aren’t older people’s strong point. That‘s why they can learn many things from young generation. Some young people have conditions to study abroad‚ acquire specialized knowledge from early. They are also lucky for
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WHAT DO YOUNG PEOPLE CARE ABOUT? Many people think that the youngsters are selfish‚ work-shy and uninterested in how their country and the world are goverener . In fact nowadays young people are conscientious and carry about important issues. They worry about the future of National Health Service‚ crime and schools‚ not trendy ‘’youth’’ issues such as legalizing soft drugs. They are generally happy with their lives and optimistic about their futures. Moreover‚ young people feel that educational
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the United States alone‚ about thirteen million people aged twelve and over have used methamphetamine. Reasons why people choose to use this drug range from fitting in with their friends to staying awake and alert in situations. While meth does provide bursts of energy to stay alert‚ a few days later the user will most likely crash and sleep for days unless they take more of the drug. Although meth is illegal in most places‚ that does not stop people from trying to purchase it since its ban in 1970
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