664 Search Results for Addiction and the Brain
Title: The Impact of Toxic Childhood on Drug Abuse
Introduction
Childhood is a critical period in a person's life, shaping their beliefs, behaviors, and future outcomes. Unfortunately, for some individuals, a toxic childhood can have lasting effect Continue Reading...
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In this essay, we discuss CBD Oil. We discuss what CBD oil is, the benefits it has, the potential side effects from using it, the different types of CBD oil available, who can take it, and the best CBD oils. By the time you fini Continue Reading...
Alcohol Abuse (Research Draft)
Alcohol abuse differs from excessive drinking, despite several people using the two terms interchangeably. The concept of "excessive" drinking has largely been a social notion, and such social standards undergo changes Continue Reading...
Dual Diagnosis
Arlene's case as was explained by her husband, revealed that she underestimated the risk posed by behaviours, such as self-injury, excessive gambling and aggression. These symptoms are often exhibited by patients on the impulsive end Continue Reading...
Substance use disorders including alcohol use disorder are defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) by the presence of several time-dependent subjective and behavioral criteria. Diagnostic criteria vary depe Continue Reading...
Technology Effect and Emerging Technologies: SmartPhone Technology
This work will examine the introduction of the Smart Phone technology and its impact on organizations, markets and society. This work will answer the questions of: (1) What was the s Continue Reading...
Teen Smoking
Cause and Effects of Teen Smoking
For more than a half-century, the deadly effects of cancer smoking in humans has been well-known and scientifically documented. Due to the strong addiction element of cigarettes, a nationwide anti-smok Continue Reading...
Teen Drug Abuse - Prescription or Not
Differences between nonalcoholic offspring of alcoholics (family history positive, FHP) and matched offspring of nonalcoholics (family history negative, FHN) have been identified on a variety of behavioral, cogn Continue Reading...
Violence in Video Games
Unlike movies, video games are not regulated by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), which is ironic because there are a wealth of studies indicating children do not distinguish between fantasy and reality in a gaming Continue Reading...
" This is money that should be spent on (a) preventing and healing drug addiction and related issues; (b) more effective, and smarter, law enforcement. Legalizing marijuana would also generate much-needed tax revenues that can be spent on precisely t Continue Reading...
This may explain why the Internet also has been shown an addictive capacity to focus viewer's attention for extended period of time even to the point of ignoring the user's other needs (Block 2008, p.308). Contrary to expectations an 'eye-tracking' Continue Reading...
In the United States, it is classified as an illicit club drug, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The primary concern is GHB's use as a date rape substance, due to its colorless and odorless appearance, and the ease of use on victims who are Continue Reading...
Acupuncture is an ancient practice of the East with a long history, which has been incorporated into modern Western use, and has been met with mixed reviews by the public and scientific communities.
The History of Acupuncture
The Origins of Acupunc Continue Reading...
Psychosocial Aspects of Criminal Behavior
Criminality is a multifaceted issue that is influenced by the presence or absence of several factors. The nature of these factors varies from biological and psychological factors, to social and environmental Continue Reading...
Meditation
Introduction
The positive psychology arena has undergone swift expansion in the last ten years, with studies explicitly highlighting the significance of examining processes, conditions, and factors improving wellbeing, facilitating psychol Continue Reading...
I have seen first-hand the effects that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has on soldiers’ lives. Soldiers, both during deployment and when back home in civilian life, have unique perspectives and experiences from which they draw on when th Continue Reading...
The infant does not need to grasp tightly or walk in the first few months after birth -- instead, it needs to feed and develop. Only when those basic functions are complete does the brain kick in for further development (Kalat, pp 124-5).
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Facts About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Everyone Should Know
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) affects newborns causing a lifelong battle and physical defects. FAS is entirely preventable as it is caused by alcohol consumption during p Continue Reading...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Special Education
About the Child
Pietro is a 7-year-old boy. His biological parents are Argentine and Colombian. He was born approximately six weeks prematurely because of his mother's consumption of alcohol throughout the Continue Reading...
Evolution and Development of Cognitive Therapy
Psychology is a relatively young science. Though it has roots in philosophy and other humanities, it has only been an official science for a little over a century. Moreover, the different treatment mod Continue Reading...
The concentration on action and violence draws larger audiences, yet is not effective in selling products Pechmann, Levine, Loughlin, Leslie, 2005).
Researchers have also found that the brains of pre-adolescents and adolescents have low levels of i Continue Reading...
Moreover, alcohol can lead to many social and psychological problems, including family conflict, arrests, job instability, injuries related to violence or accidents, and psychological symptoms related to depression and anxiety (Negative pp). These p Continue Reading...
Decriminalization of Marijuana
Ever since marijuana was declared an illegal drug in the U.S.A. By the passing of the Marijuana Tax Act in 1937 under dubious circumstances, there has been a realization among various groups of people that it was a mis Continue Reading...
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) or self-injurious behavior (SIB) involves intentional self-poisoning or injury, irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act. (Vela, Harris and Wright, 1983) Self-mutilation is also used interchangeably with self-mutilat Continue Reading...
Technology and How It is Bad for You
Technology's grip on modern society is ubiquitous, with its devices and platforms becoming increasingly integrated into our daily activities. However, as we forge ahead into an era of unprecedented digital adva Continue Reading...
Children Need Less Screen Time and More Play TimeProblemIn recent years, there has been a growing concern that children are spending too much time on screens. This is particularly true for younger children, who are now spending an average of four hou Continue Reading...
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Cannabis contains more than one hundred and twenty distinct chemical compounds known collectively as cannabinoids. One of those canabinoids is cannabidol, commonly abbreviated and referred to as CBD. While CBD has no psychoactive properties, Continue Reading...
DRUGS & SOCIETY
The author of this report has been asked to offer an opinion on what should be done in terms of marijuana and the laws that surround it. The four general options are keeping the status quo, decriminalizing its possession or legal Continue Reading...
Television on Children and Youth
As one of the most easily accessible, affordable entertainment forms, television is one thing people everywhere in the world have in common. Regardless of the way television has been described over the decades since Continue Reading...
It is significantly affecting and endangering the future of millions of young people in the nation. Additionally, there are several challenges on the issue of the overall drug use in the United States. To understand the issue of drug and substance a Continue Reading...
Sleep Deprivation and Adolescent Obesity
Sleep Deprivation the effects it has on adolescent obesity.
Sleep deprivation and adolescent obesity: Literature review
We have become a 24/7 society. Adolescents in particular are known for shortchanging t Continue Reading...
Drug Abuse: Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or Ecstasy)
Drugs abound and they consist of legal and illegal drugs. There are legal drugs that become illegal as a result of abuse and sale without prescription. Other drugs though are manufactured s Continue Reading...
Virtually any observation of people in public would reveal two very distinctive styles of cell phone use. There is one category of user who seems to make every possible effort to conduct cell phone conversations discretely and without unnecessarily Continue Reading...
Additionally stated is that substance abuse treatment admission rates among adults aged 55 or older "tended to be highest in northern and northeaster states...in 1999. (Reach of Louisville, SIG, 2009 ) It is reported that study findings have demonst Continue Reading...
Smoking Cessation Drugs
The majority of smokers who try to quit smoking do so from six to nine times during their lives. This research paper, which focuses on smoking cessation drugs, includes a survey the researcher conducted at three medical facil Continue Reading...
Besides the most serious medical consequences, smoking causes bad breath, yellowing of teeth and is considered equally damaging to the skin in terms of premature aging and wrinkles as overexposure to the sun. Finally, the increased awareness of the Continue Reading...
Power of Myth: Chapter 2 before referencing
Reducing Juvenile crime through community-based involvement strategies
Prevention
As with so many things in life, when it comes to preventing juvenile crime, an 'ounce of prevention is worth a pound of Continue Reading...