662 Search Results for Addiction and the Brain
History of Surgery had been started from the prehistoric time with its appropriate technique and tools applicable during the age. There was no sophisticated care of hygiene and anatomic knowledge in the early days; the basic research was started usi Continue Reading...
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1. The Double-Edged Sword: Social Media as a Source of Academic Support and Distraction
This essay will explore how social media platforms serve as both a supportive academic resource, offering study ma Continue Reading...
OxyContin -- The Start of the Opioid Epidemic
Social Impact
Opioids are the class of drugs that involve an illegal drug named heroin. When over-prescription of OxyContin was observed, it was linked to the addiction to heroin. Purdue launched this dru Continue Reading...
Poor Children, the Problem of Drug Therapy and Possible Alternatives
Introduction
Foster children are more likely than children in the general population to have mental health issues (Polihronakis, 2008). Part of the reason for this is that foster ch Continue Reading...
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This literature review examines several scholarly articles that focus on the role of religion in the formation of student character. Some of the articles study the effect of religion and/or Christian beliefs on academic achievement, while so Continue Reading...
Pornography has received considerable attention in the modern society largely because of the rapid technological advancements that have made it easy for people to access pornographic material. The increased proliferation of pornography is today&rsquo Continue Reading...
drug addiction and related behavioral problems evident in young children at public schools. An organizational behavior perspective can shed light on the causes and solutions to this problem. David Wood Elementary School can use some of the tools ava Continue Reading...
Treatment Approach to Adolescent Substance Disorders
All over the world, the issue of substance abuse among adolescents is worrying many parents and governments. Substance abuse not only has long-term negative effects on an adolescent's brain but i Continue Reading...
Social Norms Approach to Alcohol Substance Use in Campuses
University and College students have been proved to constantly overestimate the drinking of their peers. As an outcome, social norms approaches are effectual in the correction of these misu Continue Reading...
Substance Induced Insanity
Psychosis is a psychiatric state that can either be enduring or temporary. A person suffering from the condition may experience memory lapses, incoherent speech or thoughts, lack of concentration, delusions and/or hallucin Continue Reading...
Decriminalize Marijuana in Canada
The question as to whether Canada should decriminalize the use, sale, and cultivation of marijuana has been debated over the past few years, and the debate has taken a sharper turn now that it is being decriminalize Continue Reading...
Anxiety Co-Occuring Disorder
The following paper gives information about the ailment known as anxiety and its relationship with co-occurring diseases. The paper also highlights the history of this disease and focuses on the important personalities i Continue Reading...
In theory, such evaluations could be useful, but as is, they are fairly useless. Plus, the validity and necessity of evaluations are up for debate themselves, besides the actual results from the evaluations being up for debate. Thus, the bioethical Continue Reading...
medicate kids with ADHD? Answer is Yes
Children with ADHD have basic behavioural problems and are uncontrollable. In such cases the care givers face a big problem and often are victims. Having an ADHD child at home is being tied up to the child, an Continue Reading...
Business Ethics
PHL/323 Ethics Management Current Ethical Issue Business Paper (select a recent article -- back 1 year) • Research information issue deals business ethics a newspaper, magazine, journal, TV, Internet.
Current ethical issue in Continue Reading...
Parents who see their child's life consumed by video games, and the Nintendo DS included, have serious and valid concerns when it comes to their child's well being. A balanced lifestyle is the healthiest lifestyle, and spending so much of one's day Continue Reading...
Chemical Dependency, Particularly Alcoholism, Within the History Of Psychology
Since the dawn of humankind, people have been experimenting with various chemicals for recreation, to alter their conscious state for religious purposes, or for medicinal Continue Reading...
801). According to Green (2006), "Research on how gender influences substance use and substance-abuse-related problems has established clear differences between women and men in several important areas. Women typically consume less alcohol than men Continue Reading...
Once again, research reveals a healthcare setting where professionals are supposed to be trained to help those with mental deficiencies. But something is wrong here. This is not comparable with Cuckoo's Nest, but it reflects bad management, which le Continue Reading...
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Blaum, P. And Fong, V. Bush's media challenges recall those of JFK. Monday, April 5, 2004. Penn State Live. Accessed June 11, 2008; available at http://live.psu.edu/story/6272
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They are telling me that for years they wished I would stop but they did not want to nag me for fear it would only make me smoke more. Those who did nag me were so overjoyed at my decision to change my behavior that they have acted warmly towards me Continue Reading...
Most doctors that prescribe Ritalin today caution patients to talk with them prior to discontinuation, and most will use a tapering system to wean patients from the medication so they do not experience withdrawal symptoms.
What I would like to see Continue Reading...
Although the decision does not invalidate laws in the 11 states that have approved medical marijuana, it does prevent protection from prosecution of users and doctors who prescribe the drug (Henderson).
The 11 states that have legalized medical mar Continue Reading...
e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations" (DSM-IV, 2000));
d) has no empathy for those he has taken advantage of, such as family members (asking for a loan), landlords (fail Continue Reading...
Media and Monopoly
In 1983, fifty corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the United States. According to the book The Media Monopoly written by Ben Bagdikian and published in 1992, "in the U.S., fewer than two dozen of these Continue Reading...
Direct to Consumer Advertising
HISTORY OF DRUG ADVERTISING
THE DTC ADVERTISING PHENOMENON
CREATING DEMAND
DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING - A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
CAUSE OF DEATH
PROFIT
UTILIZATION, PRICING, AND DEMOGRAPHICS
LEGISLATION, POLITICS AN Continue Reading...
John Grisham
Once a person decides that they want to write a novel, the number one rule they follow, is writing what they know J.K. Rowling grew up telling stories she had made up with her friends. At school, during lunch, her friends and she would Continue Reading...
Fast Food advertising has been allowed to profess anything, from the 'healthy quality' of their food to the food company's contribution to homeless kids. While fast food giants are quick to take any of their detractors to court for any erroneous alle Continue Reading...
Psychology: Sleep StudyDiscussionHypothesisInitially, the proposed hypothesis for the current study was an increased quality of grades for students who go to sleep immediately after studying for two hours.Previous LiteratureThe previous literature st Continue Reading...
Child emotional eating: definition, antecedents, and consequencesIntroductionThe latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) defines an emotional eating episode as necessa Continue Reading...
Introduction
Nowadays, almost everyone who has regular access to the internet has a social media account. Social media sites like Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and Instagram are very popular around the world. The sites allow people to sign up for ac Continue Reading...
Provide a description of each component below.
IDEA 2004
Section 504
ADA
Type of Law/Administrative Office/Enforcing Agency
The IDEA is a four-phased public law that ensures children with disabilities across the United States have access to Free Appr Continue Reading...
Self-Injury
Biopsychosocial Approach to Treating Self-Injurious Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
My initial thoughts/feelings on the topics were: (This section contains your general feelings on the topic and NOT what the readings have infor Continue Reading...
Social Cognitivism: Viewpoint Synthesis
Literature Review on Social Cognitivism
Social Cognitivism
Theoretical Paper: Social Cognitive Theory of Personality by Albert Bandura
The core of the social cognitive theory is that through observation, le Continue Reading...
Provider Education for Chronic Pain Management
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest healthcare provider in the United States and one of the largest in the world. In fact, fully half of the physicians in the United States rec Continue Reading...