How Addiction Happens

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by elycefeliz

Question by Question Mark: Why is there a lack of treatment for video game addiction?
For some reason whenever I read a story on video game addiction or see a help website for video games people always seem to think the best way to treat it is to stop playing video games. But what’s the point? If I do have video game addiction I’m just going to move onto some other addiction. But then again, people spend all day on facebook, cell phones, television, texting, watching movies and so on and none seems to claim those are addictions. I play games for 3 hours a day and people seem to think that 3 hours is too long. I don’t think gaming addiction is real though. Just like how video games don’t cause violence. I mean, kids get obsessed with spongebob. When in adults they want to play video games they may be stressed out at work or they have some other problem in their marraige that they want to keep playing. So why is it considered an addiction by everyone else. But people use their cell phones, facebook, texting, internet or other hobbies? Why is there a lack of treatment for it?
@trance: It looks like that you just have a time management problem with your gaming. Why don’t you cut back on it a little and maybe do some other hobbies as well. All hobbies can become time consuming like working on a hobby car, or doing fishing, or anything like that.    Read more...

Question by Douglas: What are some great movies depicting the time after WW2 to just after the civil rights movement?
Im doing a film review for a history class and I cant think of any movies to save my life. It can be on communism, the civil rights, etc. It just has to be here on American soil.

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Answer by Ted K
Here’s some choices–some based on true events and real people, others from novels:    Read more...

Question by Question Mark: A Comment about video games?
Ok. So I have a comment about the so called “Video game addiction”
If video game addiction is truly an addiction than why isn’t there any studies on people who are addicted to watching television? Surely people watch 20 to 40 hours a week on television but none ever thinks of calling that an addiction. Also, what is with the idea that video games cause low grades? What about the people who would rather do sports than spend time doing homework? Why don’t we ever question guys like that? Why is it that video games are always taking the blame for this kind of thing? Or what about people who thinks that video games make you anti social? How about the people that like to read books all day long? They are just as anti social as playing video games. Or what about video game violence? You never hear about a sports fan getting all upset about people being agressive after he watched his team lose a match. What do you think about this?    Read more...

Question by quicentella3: Sexual Addiction or No Self – Control?
What is your opinion on this matter. I believe that “sexual addiction” is an excuse for no self-control.

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Answer by Haley
Amen

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Causes Of Addiction: 2b-What is Addiction part 2

This is part two of a seven part film I did on meth for the San Juan Safe Communities Initiative.
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by elycefeliz

Question by I’ll try: could you get addicted to abortion?
i know it sounds stupid but i was just wondering.

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Answer by Ashlarina
I’m sure it’s possible.

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Causes Of Addiction: Addiction and the Brain – Part 7

Addiction (substance dependence) is a complex physical, emotional, and spiritual phenomenon. The brain is the primary target for substances of abuse and depe…
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Question by Lets Party Hard: Why is marijuana illegal?
I don’t understand how people can preach against marijuana when most of the health risks and dangers have been scientifically proven to be false. At one time it was said that smoking weed could, over time, cause brain damage and could also result in an increased risk of lung cancer, but it has never been proven. There has never been a single report of death or lung cancer in users caused purely by marijuana, and in fact, a study in 2006 actually showed that even heavy users had no sign of increased risk of cancer. Also, current medical tests used to detect brain damage have yet to link brain damage of any sort to the use of marijuana, even in heavy users. Most of the health claims were based on reports that date back a quarter of a century, which had never been supported by scientific study. There has never been convincing evidence that marijuana has any harmful effects on the human body at all. Why then is it that this substance is illegal, however, tobacco and alcohol is legal within public acceptance and an age limit? Tobacco is the second leading cause of death world-wide with an annual death rate of over 440,000 for three reasons – lung cancer, COPD, and cardiovascular disease. Marijuana does not. People smoke weed for the same reason people drink: euphoria. But alcohol, too, has been linked to a proven increased risk of various types of cancer, brain damage, kidney failure, and even strokes. Not only that, but alcohol is the cause of a staggering two million deaths a year world-wide, namely alcohol related car accidents. How often do you hear of someone getting in a head on collision because they were high? And while overdosing on marijuana is physically impossible, alcohol poisoning is actually more common than people think, and is sometimes fatal. I also strongly disagree with the people that say that marijuana is dangerous in the fact that it can be highly addictive. No it can’t. The only reason marijuana is ever addictive, as with any substance, is because you have poor self-control. If you can’t restrain yourself from taking certain actions and limiting your intake, then maybe you are the one who shouldn’t be using the substance. It is not marijuana’s fault that you can’t realize what is a priority in your life, nor is marijuana the addiction problem. You are. It’s the people that can’t comprehend what is important in life, and what is not, and they need to learn to excersize self-control before you start blaming a substance for their own shorcomings like it’s some kind of crusade against weed. You calling it an “addiction”, like it couldn’t have been prevented, is just a fine way to relinquish responsibility for their actions. It is only an “addiction” if you let it be, and just because a handful of people lacked the self-control to be responsible with a substance doesn’t mean it’s dangerous. I am 18 years old, I get straight A’s in school, and I smoke weed occassionally. However, I also know how to use it in moderation so it will never get to a point in my life where I feel the need to do it, and I could easily choose not to. If everybody was able to do that, what do you think the general point of view would be? Why are you against using the substance, other than because it is illegal? What if it wasn’t? Tobacco and alcohol is more dangerous and addictive than marijuana will ever be, so when it boils down to it what do you think the real reason is for it being illegal, when tobacco and alcohol is not? Because government can’t put a tax on it? Sorry for all the questions, it’s just something I’ve been wondering about. 🙂
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