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Win, 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....

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Capitalism 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...

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Sex 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,...

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Marijuana… 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....

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Student 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...

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Shopping 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...

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Evolutionary 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...

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Process 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....

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Sex 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...

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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...

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