Category: Addiction

  • How and Why TikTok Addiction Affects Academic Performance

    Introduction Social media has developed into a potent and beneficial instrument that allows contemporary society to engage. However, social networking platforms are becoming very addicting for their users (Yahya et al., 2020). The addictive nature may significantly interfere with users everyday commitments in the real world, necessitating a recovery process to overcome the tremendous addiction.…

  • Philosophical Approach to Addictions

    Table of Contents Introduction Essence Conclusion References Introduction For a medical professional, philosophical approaches, especially to various health conditions, should be based on evidence. The latter can come from peer-reviewed research, as well as the recommendations of relevant organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association [APA] (2013) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse [NIDA] (2018b).…

  • Drug Use and Heroin Addiction: Informative Speech

    Abstract By the end of my speech, the audience will be better informed about the drug use problem in the United States as well as about health and life risks associated with the use of heroin. Drug use is a globally important social problem that needs detailed discussion because increased levels of drug abuse are…

  • The Addictions That Have Effects on Marriage

    Introduction Marriage is the basis on which a family is grounded. It 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…

  • Drug Addiction Is a Chronic Disease

    I have hear people argue that drug addiction should not be considered a disease and should instead be considered as a lifestyle that is detrimental to ones health, such as cigarette smoking. It is their belief that drug addiction is something that a person can start doing and then later on, quit doing cold turkey.…

  • Drug Addiction: A Choice or a Medical Disease?

    Table of Contents Summary Choice Medical Disease Conclusion Reference List Summary Does a person have a choice in being a drug addict or is drug addiction a medical disease? Who would want to undergo the suffering that comes as an outcome of drug addiction? On one side is what Dr.Jeffrey Schaler says in his book…

  • The Issue of Rising Levels of Opioid Addiction in the Military

    Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Theoretical Argument Research Design Conclusion References Introduction The opioid epidemic has taken away several lives in the last two decades. The use of prescription opioid for chronic and acute pain management has contributed to the crisis by making the drugs readily available to the masses. Opioid use has negative…

  • Microeconomic Factors of Opioid Addiction

    Financial stability always affects the psychological state of individuals. It was distinguished that people who struggle with employment or financially often develop unhealthy coping mechanisms such as substance abuse. This knowledge in practice can be easily seen on comparison charts based on such factors as employment, education level, possession of real estate, health insurance, and…

  • Case Study of Drug Addiction

    Introduction Drug addiction is a brain and behavior condition that causes a persons inability to manage substance use. Substance abuse begins in childhood when parents and families are unable or unwilling to provide the necessary encouragement and guidance. Many addicts lives are shaped by the events they witnessed as children when it comes to addiction.…

  • Teenage Drug Addiction Problem

    The modern world is full of diverse activities and hobbies that can have both strictly positive and negative effects. In other words, the worlds versatility becomes both a virtue because each individual can find his own business, and a disadvantage because among the hobbies are often destructive addiction. One of these habits is teenage drug…