Category: Addiction

Abstract Addiction is a continuous urge for something that the body and mind cannot function normally without it. Addiction can be in form of behavioral or chemical addiction. Both alcoholic and pornography addicts are emotionally attached to their addiction and their recommended treatment would be therapy. Many would despite therapy, but as the studies reveal,…

A book titled “Addicts who survived: An oral history of Narcotic Use in America before 1965” by David Courtwright et al. is a history of the American addiction to narcotics problem and anti-drug policies. The value of this work is in the approach that the authors took to uncover the truth — they combined historical…

Abstract Drug abuse and substance use has negative consequences on the society. Governments the world over invest heavily in enhancing rehabilitation services to eradicate drug abuse. However, the rate of drug abuse remains high. This paper evaluates social-cultural factors that influence drug abuse. It also provides an overview of the dynamics of drug abuse, the…

Table of Contents Introduction Summary of the Article Critical Analysis Personal Reflection and Opinion Reference Introduction Gambling, video gaming, and Internet use are among the most executed activities in modern society, especially the young. There are various reasons young people engage in these practices, with others citing the economic gains they enjoy from the activity…

A family is a natural social system that occurs in heterogeneous forms today and represents a diversity of cultural heritage. The addictions that have effects on marriage can be classified into two groups: substance addiction and process addiction. Prominently ranked among the various types of substance addiction is drug addiction. Drug abuse entails constant and…

How an Understanding of Trauma Informs the Development of the Interventions Most soldiers suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to the exposure to traumatic incidences during the course of dispensing their mandate. Studies have established a great connection between PTSD and addiction. This assertion holds because most soldiers struggling with addiction also exhibit…

Table of Contents Introduction Solution 1 Solution 2 Solution 3 Conclusion References Introduction Social media addiction is the extensive usage of social network platforms, including Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and Instagram, disrupting individuals’ daily lives. Despite social media connecting people across the globe, 18% of US citizens are considered addicted to social media, engendered by its…

Introduction Drug addiction remains one of the major problems that affect modern-day youths. According to Perfas (2003), youths never realize that they are getting addicted until such a time when it is too late to fight the addiction. In most of the cases, they get into drugs to get accepted by their peers. They get…

Variable Q1 has a mean of 37.28, as shown in Table 1.0 below: Descriptive Statistics Q1. Age Valid N (listwise) N 10211 10211 Range 81 Minimum 18 Maximum 99 Mean 37.28 Std. Deviation 14.536 Variance 211.308 Table 1.0: Q1 descriptive. Variable gender respondent, labeled Q101 in the data set, is a nominal variable that measures…

Goeders & Guerin (1994) point out that anxiety and stress may be involved in drug use and increased risk of dependency, as these are involved in the etiology of cocaine use. This is also supported by Carlson & Birkett (2021), describing a study where stressed rats became more sensitive to the effects of cocaine. Other…