Addiction Essay

ADDICTION AND OBSESION – SCI 301 Lindsay Lohan: Celebrity Addiction Case Study Analysis Johnny Bonilla Berkeley College Celebrity Lindsay Lohan has been the focus of negative media attention for the past decade, after her rise to stardom as a child actress. It is no secret Lohan has suffered from severe drug addiction which resulted in extensive involvement with the criminal justice system and several stints in rehabilitation facilities. Lohan’s addiction to alcohol and cocaine not…

By the 1970s, it had become evident that nicotine addiction was, and still is a hurdle for the United States. Like a key to pleasure, nicotine works by binding to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and stimulating the reward pathways in the brain. As a direct consequence, negative feedback loops on both acetylcholine and dopamine are developed, and users are hooked. These biochemical properties make the battle against nicotine addiction difficult, but they hold a trait which makes authors…

Preventing Drug Use and Addiction Societies everywhere in the world have been affected by drug use. Kids are experimenting with new drugs every single day and more and more of those kids become addicted to drugs. When someone becomes addicted to drugs, it causes them to not think clearly and rationally and makes getting a job more difficult for them. Kids are a big target for drug dealers because they are young and uneducated about the dangers of drugs, and kids are pressured by their friends…

to treatment for heroin addiction. Currently he is living with his girlfriend and young son. He attended school until 10th grade where a combination of poor academic performance and a learning disability lead Juan to drop out of school. Limited by his lack of academic achievement Juan has had trouble holding down a job. To earn money Juan has turned to his cohorts in the local gang. He sells drugs and steals for the gang in order to support his family. (Addiction Case Studies, n.d) Juan…

In this TED talk, Johann Hari sets out to reform our view of addiction. Throughout the talk, he challenges the idea of drug addiction primarily being because of "chemical hooks" and more so due to a lack of connection in an individuals life. Hari cites his best evidence when he discusses the implications of Portugal's reformed drug policy. In contrast to the punishment mind set we hold here, in Portugal they shifted their focus from separating drug users from society, to creating connections and…

Essay #2 The Worst Chinese Addiction Opium is a drug that, when smoked, can become extremely addictive. The Chinese people suffered immensely because of this terrible drug. Opium became, at the time, the single biggest problem for China as a nation, and somewhat surprisingly, Britain played a role in this epidemic. The British East India Company grew opium in their colonies in India. The British would drink opium in bottles, kind of like medicine; they would even give it to their…

definition of internet addiction to guide me as I continue my research. I also wanted to discover if it is possible to treat the disorder and if so, what is the best way to go about it. I found each of my sources useful in different ways. Some of them helped me to pin down what exactly internet addiction is, although a definitive description is still something I 'm working on. Some of them backed up my theories on the causes of and reasons for the occurrence of internet addiction. The Ayas…

always wondered if he was such a good guy why didn't he stay? Did he know he had a son? It doesn't matter, I just bury my head in basketball and don't think about it. I don't think anyone knows I hope nobody knows. My mom tried to get job but the addiction keeps her from getting one. I have no parent involvement but plenty of friends. That combination is like a blanket that never fully covers you, you pull it one way it leaves the other side exposed. The last thing I want is to be sent to the…

age, she had to learn to survive and adapt while addiction and mental illness destroyed her family. In her memoir Breaking Night, Liz takes her readers through her difficult, yet inspiring journey from being a homeless teenager to a student at the prestigious, Ivy League college, Harvard University. Little is more daunting than being diagnosed with mental illness or observing someone you love struggling with addiction. Mental illness and addiction does not only affect the person but also the…

Addiction is the use of mood-altering addicting substances despite adverse consequences. Addiction can take over a person’s ordinary life; it can affect the health, work as well as relationships of the person without them even being aware. A person’s addiction does not determine their strength and morality but the mental illness or the “disease” that they are facing.Substance abuse or addiction is said to be highly influenced by characteristics that are transmitted from our parents via…