Correlation and dependence

According to the article titled “Perceived Discrimination and DSM-IV–Based Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use Disorders” by Haslyn Hunte and Adam Barry, three criteria has been established as must be present to identify substance dependence according to the DSS-IV criteria. First, is tolerance. For example, tolerance is described as a need for increased amounts of a substance to achieve intoxication or the desired effect. If a drug is continually used at the same dose, then, there is a diminished…

The rates of addictive behaviour and substance related problems are a growing problem within the Aboriginal communities. Represented dramatically through statistics gathered from surveys, approximately 75% residents of the First Nation and Inuit communities feel as though alcohol is a predominant problem within their community (Khan 2008). From Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) to domestic violence, suicide, and social dislocation, Aboriginal communities continue to be ravaged by problems…

The article provides information based on surveys, treatments, interviews, research and other forms of study that has been done on the subject, drug and alcohol dependency that support the author has come to the conclusion that there are two sides to the very complex discussion is using drugs considered a chronic disease or a temporary failure to cope with tribulations in life. Side one concludes that the author’s conclusions about some treatments for drug and alcohol dependency characterize…

1. Opioid dependence, in remission, in a controlled setting (PWC / ADC) The client has self-reported using heroin for 8 years. The client was using 3 and a half grams daily before his incarceration. The client has reported significant Impairment and distress due to his drug use. The client shows signs of impaired capacity to control substance-taking behaviors. The client has self-reported trying to stop using heroin and has attended several programs (HIDTA, Drug DORM) to stop his addiction. .…

I consider that you have presented a good argument related to your selected topic. Your argument related to food, especially carbohidrates, and addiction has been well supported by many scholars. If your are going to consider addiction and neurological processes, I would advise you to consider the reward pathway theory (also called the mesolimbic pathway). Many researchers suggests that several types of addictions have similar brain patterns as in the case of drug addictions. To explain the…

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Addiction occurs when there is a compulsive and repetitive action that affects a person’s ability to perform ordinary activities of daily living such as, work, school, personal hygiene, etc. As described on Psychology today website (https://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/addiction), this continuous act of addiction could be abusing of drugs, ingesting of chemicals or substance such as cocaine, nicotine, alcohol, food, etc., or partaking in activities such as gambling, shopping, internet surfing,…

In addition to this, this argument uses two heuristics: argument from correlation to cause and argument from correlation to prediction. In both of these types of heuristics, the premises must be arguments about a correlation in the population. This condition is satisfied regardless of the potential skew in data, because there is still a positive correlation between fat intake and pancreatic cancer. In the BBC Report summarizing the study, it states that “people…

The Genie video argues that nurture can have an immense effect on language development and verbal expression. Genie was an extreme case of isolation throughout the vital developmental years. She was deemed "mentally retarded" and locked in a room attached to a chair during her childhood. Her isolation caused her to have deficits in areas of motor development, walking, and language development. She never interacted with anyone and as a result she never learned how to verbally express herself.…

Balance Balance is evaluated on 7 items. Again, points are administered for independence and strength of performance of individual actions, such as sitting or standing. Maximum score for this section is 14. The Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living The Barthel scale (reference) is a ten item index assessing patients Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and morbidity, including: absence or presence or faecal and/or urinary incontinence, as well needing help with grooming, toilet use,…