I 'm Talking About The Unhealthy Addiction

Even now, readers see examples of how family can be brought together instead of segregated by their devices, not just in this article but even in commercials on TV. Programs are being developed where one device has the ability to control others by turning them off, they show an example of how this at mealtimes. Eating food together as a family is a tradition. Phones being put away or ignored for the hour it takes is the perfect example of how modern society can learn from the amish. Humans must learn to control technology, instead of the other way

The cycle of addiction is like running on a treadmill suspended in air where there's seemingly no way to get off. Fortunately, there is always a way off if you are willing to admit you are suffering from the disease of addiction. There's the rub. The healing process from addiction has to start with you. When you are ready and able to receive help, you will find that a quality addition treatment center like (name) in (location) will be awaiting your call.

Mom turns on the television and sets the table, dad comes home from work, checks his personal digital assistant for an email he’s been waiting on, while his daughter sits at the table finishing up a “thumb lashing” on her cell phone that she is giving to her “BFF” because she just failed her history test. This scenario has become the norm in homes across America today. It’s the digital age, technology is booming at such a rapid pace we cannot even wear out our devices before the newer up-to-date models arrive. Technology has negative effects on society, because it is causing our critical thinking and social interaction skills to decline, it is disrupting the American family unit, and it has caused us to become a distracted society that is

Over the years, there have been many discussions on whether addiction is a disease or if it is a choice. Addiction has been considered a disease for many years because it shows the same signs as a disease would. Many believe that addiction is a choice and not a disease. Two articles discuss the topic of whether addiction is a disease or a choice and the article that is saying it is a disease is "Addiction Is a Disease and Needs to Be Treated as Such" by David Sack and the other article is stating that it is a choice and this article is titled "Addiction is not a disease- and were treating addicts incorrectly" by Kyle Smith. Article one, "Addiction Is a Disease and Needs to Be Treated as Such" by David Sack is better than article two "Addiction

Americans seem to be slaves to their technology these days, obsessing over every new text, and sprinting to our phones the very moment we receive a text message. Instead, we should be taking the time to notice our breathtaking surroundings. But looking right and left, all we encounter is a head tilted down, eyes mesmerized by a square glass screen, and the continuous motion of shuffling fingers smudging the screen. Nowadays we allow our thumbs to do all of the talking without a single ounce of resistance, hooking on to every last word sent through a tiny electronic box that can neither communicate emotions nor tone. The people in this society, especially teenagers, look pathetic now that we have become so consumed with electronics.

With the introduction of electronic devices at a very early age, today’s youth would rather send a text message to the person sitting next to them rather than turning and actually speaking to them. Our youth are turning into mindless drones. We are partially to blame for this. Electronic devices, TV’s, iPods, hand held video game consoles, smart phones etc.… have taken the place of “babysitter”, and kids do not receive the interaction we did at their age. Now, we’re not talking about teenagers just yet, but rather the ages ranging from 5-12 year olds. The allure of these devices are so addicting that by ages 13-18, most are not able to function without them, unable to hold a conversation, unable to express feeling to us, their

Addiction kills more than 300,000 people each year (NIDA 1). Addiction to a substance or multiple substances affect the brain and body's functioning's. Addiction is classified as a disease that affects both the brain and behavior (CDC).

Addiction is a disease that affects one’s behavior and brain to slowly lose control over drug use. The repeat high provided by drug abuse will overtime cause the brain to crave the drugs and the high that they provide. Opioid drugs that one can be addicted to include, codeine, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone, tramadol and more. Some stronger prescription cough medicines will contain opioids. Opioids are often prescribed to relieve pain and are prescribed by doctors often for tooth pain, surgical recovery, injury, and chronic conditions. With the common prescription of drugs containing opioids addiction is becoming more and more common. The article provide speaks of a young man prescribed a narcotic pain reliever for the injury he

Substance abuse in the United States has become an immense complication that affects much of the population. In an article for Psychology Today, “Is Addiction Really a Disease?”, the author, Lance Dodes M.D., argues that addiction should not be seen as a disease, rather as a compulsive behavior. The author, substantially justifies the term “disease” as being explicitly used to label addictions, but rather complicates the reality of addiction for the ones affected and bystanders on looking this current event.

My view is that addictions develop as a result of biological (nature) and sociocultural (nurture) factors. My view of how change occurs in addicts is also a product of a combination of factors. It is my personal belief that one of the most prominent factors in how change occurs revolves around rapport and the therapeutic alliance. First and foremost, there must be a therapeutic working alliance between the client and the counselor. This is created through rapport building and understanding. It is not something that can be created or developed over night. It is an aspect of counseling that often takes a lot of hard work, careful thought, and concern on the part of the counselor. The client must feel as though they are in a

If addiction is a disease then addicts are not to blame for their plight, and this ought to help alleviate stigma and to open the way for better treatment and more funding for research on addiction.

Addiction is a chronic disease that affects every single person in one form or another, the most common forms are drug/substance abuse, gambling, shopping, internet overuse, and pornography. The former being repetitive and destructive often causes the victim to be unware of its harmful effects that are life long and detrimental.

I do believe addiction is a disease. Of course we all know that a disease, is something that can consume all or parts of the body. Having an addiction to something such as illegal drugs, can become your disease if not careful. Someone who is constantly wanting more of this particular drug of their choice, and has been using it over a period of time without the same effect it had on them when they first started using the drug, has been consumed by that drug. Now that, that person is addicted and has now let the drug consume their body as well as their life, it has become a disease. While I am not one to smoke, drink or participate in any type of addicting supplement’s, cigarettes can consume one’s life, and have the same effect as a disease

There are many different perspectives and opinions about how a person becomes an addict to any kind of substance. For the past two weeks I have been doing a lot of research on my topic trying to understand more about where addiction comes from. I spent most of my time surfing the internet reading and analyzing almost every argument, all solutions, views, and opinions on the web and I came to a conclusion that no matter how much you read and take in, at the end of the day everyone is going to believe what they want. For my paper 4, I decided to analyze everyone’s perspectives and angles about their understanding of addiction and interacted it in new ways. By doing this, I created a work of art so my audience can understand my creative perspective about addiction and hopefully enrich their understanding about my topic.

Addiction has been a major problem for decades and it has been increasing immensely among our society. Addiction can only harm or restrain us from reaching our goals and intervene with our everyday life. Addictions can trap anyone. Not only can the person harm their own body, ruin their relationship with their family, but it can also contribute to delinquency. There are many types of addictions, but when we hear this word we automatically think about drugs and alcohol abuse due to they are the two must common ones. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about addictions and I will discuss some of then in this paper. First we need to understand what addiction means.