Substance dependence

Addiction also has been extended only other concepts, such as sexual abuse. Substance may be the poison of the pharmacopoeia as opium, cocaine or other substances such as alcohol, drugs leaf. How do you know if the person getting in the line “ addition” ? For example, if someone addicted to drug at first their body and psychological addict highly dependent systematic…

do is ask God for today to keep me sober that 's all I can do. Individuals that have a substance addiction have lost the power of choice to make decisions that most reasonable people would make. In order to remain drug and alcohol free the person with substance addiction must rely on a power greater than themselves to make decisions to stay sober and practice this in all of their affairs. One with substance addiction has lost all self-will and if left to their own devices they will drink or…

it in themselves and others. The issue of addiction can be both physical and psychological. Physically addiction is when your body state and a person cannot discontinue the use of the substance, without damage to one’s health or physical condition. The concept of addiction was transferred to a psychological dependence on some materials or immaterial things. Addiction can be anything in general, it could be alcohol or drugs, TV, news, cleaning, shopping and so much more, but for now this paper…

professional help, specialists can regulate or completely control the situation. Overall, an addiction can be triggered by anything and can cause several problems in a person’s life. An addiction is a type of habit that depicts psychological or physical dependence. Addiction is not having a drink once a week or going to the casino once a month. One…

Physical dependence is a product of what researchers refer to as “neuroadaptation” which happens when the central nervous system neurons adapt to compensate for the continuous presence of a substance in the brain tissue. After a period of regular use, a person begins to experience cravings and these cravings can happen to any type of drug including opiates and caffeine. By contrast, the essence of addiction is a person having a craving for a certain type of drug or substance constantly.…

A chemical dependency assessment is an evaluation that is performed by a trained professional to determine whether an individual is suffering from a drug or alcohol dependency. The evaluation process takes place by using various instruments that include, but are not limited to, the CAGE, the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), and the Problem Oriented Screening Instrument for Teenagers (POSIT). Once an assessment instrument is chosen…

addition, anxiety and depression are common causes among those with substance and behavioural addictions. Some of the signs and symptoms of addiction includes: increased alertness, energy or aggression; rapid or rambling speech; behaviour changes or aggression; etc. The causes of addiction are not fully understood because the word addiction is used in different ways. There are no specific causes of any addiction aside from use of a substance or activity, and there is no way to predict who will…

Alcohol and tobacco are the most harmful substances that are legal. They are a lot more that are more dangerous than weed, so why is something more dangerous to…

Righteous Dopefiend addresses the issue of homelessness among the community of drug addicts in San Francisco, California. Being homeless is one of the many issues that encompass the reality of these dopefiend’s daily lives. Anthropologists Bourgois and Schonberg articulate a better understanding for the readers to observe the lives of those who live on the streets and have an uncontrollable drug addiction. “Moral economy” as described in this book is a means of everyday survival—this gift…

caused by a variety of health problems. Unfortunately, many pain medicines come with a heavy price: addiction. Some, such as dilaudid (also known as hydromorphone) are opioids. Frighteningly, over 33 million people in the country use these types of substances. As prescription drug overdose deaths continue to rise across the nation (over 20,000 every year, according to the National Institute On Drug Abuse), it is important to understand how dilaudid addiction begins and to have the ability to…