Addicts

attention when I was reading my choices was “Drug Addiction”. Drug addiction is something that should not be taken lightly by anyone who has a family member or friend with this issue. We often wonder how and what make people turn into being a drug addict. “Drug addiction is rooted in long-term adaptations within the brain that promotes escalating drug use, difficulty quitting, and relapse—all despite the awareness of negative consequences.” With that being said I have always wondered what keep a person

Drug addiction can be defined as the overwhelming involvement of drugs that impacts an individuals daily life functioning. To help better understand drug addiction I chose to give up adding additional salt to my food for 30 days. Prior to the project I figured I would miss the taste of salt being added to my food, but I figured it would be easy. To my surprise it was not as easy as I entailed. Starting from week one I unconsciously went to grab salt numerous times, because grabbing the salt, pepper

obligation as a nurse to protect the addicted nurse and her clients by confronting them and reporting their behaviors. Addiction can be a hard thing to spot in people, especially when the addict has learned to hide their addiction. Even in those who know how to hide it there are some signs to look for that an addict will unknowingly show. Some signs to look for are “smell of alcohol on breath or frequent use of strong mouthwash or mints; impaired coordination, sleepiness, shakiness, and/or slurred speech;

moral obligation as a nurse to protect the addicted nurse and her clients by confronting them and reporting their behaviors. Addiction can be hard to spot in people, especially when the addict has learned to hide their addiction. Even in those who know how to hide it there are some signs to look for that an addict will unknowingly show. Some signs to look for are “smell of alcohol on breath or frequent use of strong mouthwash or mints; impaired coordination, sleepiness, shakiness, and/or slurred speech;

They believe that addicts can stop abusing drugs by simply choosing to change their behaviors. In the recent past, the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs has been viewed as a disease in various scientific and medical circles. The shift in view of addiction is influenced

stereotypes including race and socio-economic class are associated with drug addiction. Despite longstanding stereotypes there is more and more evidence being discovered pointing to an explanation from within the brain of the addict. Free will is generally associated with drug addicts as is their choice to use drugs, but free will may not be a factor in addiction. The key to addiction lies solely in the brain, without influence form the "I-function", or free will. The affect of all drugs of abuse,

currently addicted to drugs in some states alone and we are trying to solve this problem and whenever a drug addict is caught they are usually sent to prison, tons of people sent to prison when it's not even the best option. Currently, people are completely unaware that rehab is a much better option than prison for drug offenders because it is both economically superior and helps addicts reintegrate into society. There are many reasons Rehab is better than prison time, for example, it allows people

Addiction therapy is an extremely tough and painful process to overcome for an addict, especially when it comes to heroin addiction. Presently, heroin is one of the most devastating and destructive illegal drugs in the nation, in terms of the effect it ensues on the person using, their life and social surrounding. Due to the chemically addictive nature of the drug, it makes treating heroin addiction a gruesome process. Not only does heroin affects the individual physically, but it also affect

Addiction is a chronic and relapsing disorder that can have devastating affects on physical, mental and emotional health of the addict and also has drastic affects on the family members of addicts. There are wide variety of things one can be addicted to including, drugs, gambling, sex, overeating and videogames. For the purpose of this paper, addiction to drugs and alcohol will be examined and discussed. More specifically, the aspects that will be investigated are etiology, affects on the brain,

Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines drug as, “something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness.” As the definition states, drugs are normally thought of as substances taken that alter one’s state of consciousness that produces euphoria such as marijuana, heroin or cocaine. But what about behaviors that also produce euphoria such as eating food, having sex or playing video games? If the definition of a drug depends on a change in consciousness