Correlation and dependence

Many people have faced or experienced addictions in their life. Addictions can happen to anyone, whether it could be you or someone you know, like a friend, a family member, or a stranger. Addictions are happening to many individuals. There are facilities, programs, and counselling that are occurring to aid the addicted people, preventing them to do anything else that would affect them, their bodies and others. But sometimes the effect of the addiction would be so dangerous that the result of…

Drug Users Should Go To Treatment Drug addiction is an illness causing extreme drug craving, drug seeking and use. Despite all the consequences it still continues. Drug addiction begins with the single act of taking drugs, and over time the ability to choose not to do so becomes harder and harder. Taking drugs and seeking the high becomes a compulsion. The behavior results from prolonged drug exposure on the brain and how it functions. The disease affects the way the brain works in regards…

Craig Nakken is a family therapist and addictions counsellor at the Family Therapy Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota. He describes the addictive personality as "the most important idea expressed in this book". Nakken believes that some people are more prone to addiction than others. He examines various causes of this including influences in childhood. He does not rule out agenetic element saying that, "In all likelihood, it will be found to be a combination of the two" (environmental and genetic…

I have discovered two predominant themes in the body of literature concerning addiction treatment and recovery. There is no clear, agreed upon definition of the terms addiction or recovery, and there is a noticeable lack of research and data relating to the effectiveness of treatment or the measurement of success in recovery. (Dodge, Krantz, and Kenny, 2010; Engs, 2012; Goodman, Mckay, and DePhillippis, 2013; Sanghani, Carlin, and Moler, 2015; Toft, 2000) I have chosen to review several…

In the 1800s the French offered illicit drugs which included hashish, which is a concentrated form of marijuana for individuals who experienced emotional and stressful situation. To alter their mood, to stimulate a happier state of being although being aware of the possible consequences. The psychoactive drugs were merely used as a relaxer for social and recreational purposes. Since the neural basis is a modern concept of the neuroscience to define and understand the biological processes of a…

Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug. The use of this drug is very destructive, it can be injected, smoked, or snorted. When it enters the body quickly and can cause physical and psychological effects. Heroine has some pretty negative consequences there can be long term, short term and the ultimate side effect. Heroin has long term effects. You develop a tolerance for the drug. You need more of the drug to get the kind of high that you want. You experience physical withdrawal…

Psychotropic medications are drugs that can help prevent certain mental health symptoms. Antianxiety, antidepressant, antibipolar, and antipsychotic drugs are all forms of psychotropic medications (Homer, 60). The most common antianxiety drug, benzodiazepines (BZD), helps reduce anxiety that most patients experience (Homer, 139). There’s a controversy that psychotropic medications are overprescribed. Over prescription of psychotropic medication, such as BZD, can be detrimental to one’s health.…

Entertainment vs Alcohol Your phone rings but you are at the table with your family. What draws your attention away from the dinner conversation you are having with your family? Is it the not knowing who texted you? Is it you want to know more? You are driving and you receive a Snapchat from your best friend. Why do you look? Why do you risk your own life or someone else for so little as your phone. Are we actually “addicted” is the “addiction” serving to help the same purposes as drugs or…

Your brain is who you are. Its the most important thing in your body. It helps you remember things, how to walk, talk and mostly everything you do. The brain is made up of many parts that all work together as a team. Each of these different parts has a specific and important job to do. The brain is a communications center consisting of billions of neurons, or nerve cells. Networks of neurons pass messages back and forth among different structures within the brain, the spinal cord, and nerves in…

Is Canada a healthy nation to live in? Why are some Canadian urban areas turning out to be less healthy? Canada is known to be one of the most beneficial countries around the globe and its top concern is its resident 's wellbeing. In Canada, British Colombia has succeeded to be one of the top most advantageous cites with different urban areas like Vancouver, and province of Ontario (Toronto, peel district, Halton), yet Toronto is viewed as the minimum healthy. These signs rely on upon, the rate…