Cheating, Addiction, and Society
By Neli Ivanova. When I sat in class and first heard about this husband having so many affairs and keeping track of them through his own personal video collection, I was really shocked. I realized as...
View ArticleSex Addiction or Just Cheating?
By Eric Manfredi. When we first had our discussion in class about the situation that a wife found her husband’s collection of pictures and videos organized by local, date, and the initial of the...
View ArticleProcess into Progression
By Brett Sondag. For many, drinking is a leisure activity for the camaraderie among people celebrating life, but not for the alcoholic waking up to a tumbler of whiskey to quiet their nerves....
View ArticleEvolutionary Origin of Drug Addiction
By Josephine Evans. With any addiction it is often looked down upon but yet not fully understood before judgment is passed. I have always had a difficult time accepting my father’s drug addiction even...
View ArticleShopping Addiction: Really a Soft Addiction?
By Justine Prabucki There is a difference between compulsion and addiction. Although shopping addiction is often considered to be a “soft” addiction or just a compulsion, it works very similarly to the...
View ArticleStudent Population: Relation between stress and the development of addiction
By MT An addiction is defined as a physiological and/or physical need for a habit-forming substance or activity. According to Patrick Carnes, addiction is a brain disease in which brain activity...
View ArticleMarijuana… An Impaired Perception
By Ryan Jackson I’m not much of a drinker. Usually I’ll have one or two drinks at a time, and I do this maybe twice a month. The same goes of tobacco: a couple times a year on special occasions....
View ArticleSex Addiction, from the Statistics to the Treatment
By Odete Ojeda It is said that an approximate 5% of the American population suffers from sex addiction, but the number is believed to be much higher since many do not seek help due to shame and guilt,...
View ArticleCapitalism Propaganda and Shopping Addiction
By Stephanie Curtis Frank Borman said “Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell.” This quote, appears harsh but with the ever rising cost of the once “simple American dream” it’s...
View ArticleWin, Lose or Draw: A Gamblers Addiction
By Tina C. Hurley Many of adults who are sexually active, may describe sex as a way to relieve stress, bond with your partner on a more intimate level, or just something to do in your spare time....
View ArticleJust About Everything is Addictive… But Not Marijuana?
By Andrés Medina I would like to recount the story of my friend which places the reader in the context of the marijuana addict, an argument on the increased pervasiveness of denial in marijuana...
View ArticleCan Some People Have a More Addictive Personality than Others?
By Ally Purdy There are many forms of addiction out there nowadays. Society runs on a sort-of necessity based lifestyle. People feel as if they need their morning coffee or they need their fix of...
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