Exploring the Health Condition of Addiction through Pictures and Images
Addiction is a prevalent problem among adults and adolescents in the United States and the world. The addictive substances can range from alcohol and drugs to smoking, gambling, and even food. In many cases, those who are addicted have no hope of overcoming their addictions without outside help. Thankfully, there are many resources and treatment …
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Addiction is a serious and potentially life-threatening health condition and can cause physical, emotional, and psychological damage to individuals, their families, and their communities. It is often called substance use disorder, and it is characterized by a compulsive use of substances despite adverse consequences or a preoccupation with the substance or activity in question. The …
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Whether it’s images of someone drunkenly stumbling around or someone popping pills and needing a fix, addiction is often portrayed in the media in a negative light in order to evoke feelings of fear and judgment. While the media’s representation of addiction might serve to inform society of the consequences of this disease, it also …
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When you find out that someone is addicted, it is important to be careful of the things you say to them. Addicted individuals are very sensitive to words, what you say can determine if they will go in for treatment or not. This is one of the reasons why addicts and their loved ones usually …
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Addiction is divided into two major types namely substance addiction and behavioral addiction. Substance addiction is when an individual is hooked on drugs and alcohol. While behavioral addiction occurs when an individual is addicted to habits like food, sex, shopping, video gaming, and gambling addiction. When it comes to identifying an addicted person, the signs …
The World Health Organisation defines mental health as a state of wellbeing whereby a person can cope with the normal stressors of life, he/she realizes where her strengths lie, is able to work with them towards being productive and thus contributes positively to the community. Generally, people believe mental health to be the exact opposite …
In some persons, it is the inability to get an activity off their faces, or a kind of meal out of their mouths, or to stop a lifestyle. The most acknowledged form of addiction may be an addiction to drugs, everyone seems to know the consequence, maybe for its more serious repercussions, like mental illness, …
When it comes to the concept of addiction, it is something which can be regarded as being very broad. For some addicts, it is very hard for them to come to terms with the fact that they are addicted. They cannot be blamed entirely for this, as they are acting on the pleasure which they …
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