Statistical dependence

Regular and heavy alcohol or drug consumption increases the chances of a person becoming dependent on the substance. After dependence has set in and the person, for whatever reason, stops drinking alcohol or using drugs, they will undergo detox. According to Bear River Health at Walloon Lake, an alcohol and drug rehab center in Boyne Falls, MI, detoxification is identified by the mild to severe physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms. This process is the first step the majority of drug…

Annotated Bruchi, A., Lende, D., Schuartz, M., Sterk, C., (2006). Craving and control: Methamphetamine users’ narratives. Journal of psychoactive drugs. Retrieved from ProQuest Central. This article focuses on three different carvings a user goes through. The first type of craving described is cue-induced craving where the user is reminded by cues of certain situations, objects, people or ideas. The next craving is drug- induced craving, this is when a person is already high and believes he or…

Tips On How To Successfully Conquer Addiction By Ericka Lopez Sep 2, 2012 Dependency or addiction on a substance is a complicated condition. Abusers experience a higher feeling when they take drugs. When these addicts stop using the drug, withdrawal symptoms occur thus promoting the continued drug use to avoid the negative effects and maintain pleasure. The longer the addict uses drugs, the harder it is to stop addiction. They're so occupied with pleasure from the side effects of the drugs that…

euphoria and dysphoria. Patients can develop tolerance and dependence to the narcotics. They are effective pain reliever, use in cough preparation and can induce sleep. The most common side effect on the user’s body of chronic opioid including constipation to decreased gastrointestinal motility, reduce the cough reflex and reparatory drive, increase mental clouding, cause nausea, and vomiting. Also, can cause physical and psychological dependence when taken for a long time. Narcotics can also…

Co-dependency is a learned behavior that affects the person emotionally and physically; complications of maintaining a healthy relationship to their significant others due to the addiction of drug use that leads to one-sided love; abusive and/ or destructive. A person can experience the co-dependency from a dysfunctional family, because of the repeated feelings of fear, sad, pain, etc., from a family member that is emotionally, physically, or sexual abusive (MHA). Co-dependent people usually…

An addiction can be stated as either a biopsychosocial disease or in severe cases a brain disorder. An addiction holds the power to dictate many aspects of people’s lives, and can turn into a solid form of suffering. In the past, an addiction was only classified as substances that crossed the blood-brain barrier, and then temporarily alter the chemical balance of the brain. These kinds of substances would include alcohol, tobacco and some drugs. But more recently a considerable number of…

Correlation, also known as association, is the simultaneous variation in two variables. (Conley, pg. 46) Whereas, causation is the change in one factor of life directly causing a change in the other. (Conley, pg. 48) A causality is harder to prove than a correlation because more factors are needed to prove a causality. To prove causality three factors must be proven, correlation, time order, and ruling out alternative explanation. (Conley, pg. 48) Each one of these factors also have complex…

Introduction In the music industry, there will always be a difference between artists; whether we realize it or not. One obvious difference is race. We as human beings have come so far in the battle against racism and have left that chapter behind us. However, small traces of racism still live today inside of most people (internalized racism). One example of how internalized racism lives on is through the music industry. For this investigation, I wanted to see the differences in success of an…

Alcohol consumption has been on the rise in the United States, especially among college students (Engs & Hanson, 1990). That also indicates that there are more alcohol dependence and alcohol-related health problems among young adults. It is possibly due to four main drinking motives that are typically occurring during the twenties. According to previous studies, there are strong positive correlations between Drinking motives and alcohol consumption. In addition to that, there’s strong negative…

Addiction is not just a social or criminal problem; it is a chronic disease of the brain that many individuals are struggling with. Addiction can be defined as dependency on something such as alcohol and drugs. Drugs and alcohol are harmful because they affect people’s behavior resulting in antisocial habits, lowering self- esteem and ruining one’s motivation towards achieving life goals. People suffering from alcohol and drug addiction can have an appropriate response if only they go through…