Addiction essay
Addiction
Bilan Barbadaes
COM 156
April 2013
RICHARD GUTIERREZ
Abstract
Addiction is something that millions of individuals are suffering from either being a user or a victim to a user of an addiction. Addiction is a wide subject that includes much more than drugs and has various different effects on people. In this paper I intend to ask and answer questions like what is addiction truly. What is the root cause to it? Are there any ways to kicking a habit? There are many books, posts and website regarding such a powerful subject but in all honestly there is no one correct answer as all the information obtained has been very helpful and imperative in its own way. I intend to use data on many medical websites and even use some papers that I am able to find but I intend to show you that addiction is ultimately a choice and a choice can be made to stop or continue. But it is up to a person.
Addiction
Have you ever wondered what addiction really is or where is comes from? Have you ever thought to yourself how could someone do that to themselves with the knowing of what harm it is doing? Well in this paper I will try my best to answer those questions as you peer into a world that I am oh so familiar with. Addiction is something that is so present in our world today and it affects so many of us. Why not learn more so that we can be educated enough to deal with these situations.
Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Addictions can include, but are not limited to, drug abuse, exercise addiction, sexual addiction and gambling. Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs). Physiological dependence occurs when the body has to adjust to the substance by incorporating the substance into its 'normal ' functioning.
Bilan Barbadaes
COM 156
April 2013
RICHARD GUTIERREZ
Abstract
Addiction is something that millions of individuals are suffering from either being a user or a victim to a user of an addiction. Addiction is a wide subject that includes much more than drugs and has various different effects on people. In this paper I intend to ask and answer questions like what is addiction truly. What is the root cause to it? Are there any ways to kicking a habit? There are many books, posts and website regarding such a powerful subject but in all honestly there is no one correct answer as all the information obtained has been very helpful and imperative in its own way. I intend to use data on many medical websites and even use some papers that I am able to find but I intend to show you that addiction is ultimately a choice and a choice can be made to stop or continue. But it is up to a person.
Addiction
Have you ever wondered what addiction really is or where is comes from? Have you ever thought to yourself how could someone do that to themselves with the knowing of what harm it is doing? Well in this paper I will try my best to answer those questions as you peer into a world that I am oh so familiar with. Addiction is something that is so present in our world today and it affects so many of us. Why not learn more so that we can be educated enough to deal with these situations.
Addiction is the continued use of a mood altering substance or behavior despite adverse consequences, or a neurological impairment leading to such behaviors. Addictions can include, but are not limited to, drug abuse, exercise addiction, sexual addiction and gambling. Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs). Physiological dependence occurs when the body has to adjust to the substance by incorporating the substance into its 'normal ' functioning.
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