Creating positive outcomes

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Creating Positive Outcomes

Owing to the great variety found among human beings , life is characterized by additions of quite different sorts . Considering non-drug types of addictions , many kinds exist in the contemporary world . For example , one could be addicted to watching certain TV programs , reading or watching pornographic material , watching football eating certain foodstuffs such as chocolate or French fries , or even having sex

On the other hand , people may get addicted to drug-related substances

for instance cigarettes or alcohol (Thagard Student Health Promotion Addiction to drug-related substances emanates from a great array of factors . Usually , such addiction develops and is sustained by close association with peers . This is because one 's peers sometimes offer the addict the substances they are addicted to , and thus sustain the addition habit . Moreover , in order to conform , the addict usually engages in the addiction act when in the company of their friends . Peers are again shown to be fueling the addition . Conversely , a withdrawal of the addiction substance usually results in unpleasant feelings in the addict 's body . For example , they may experience headaches , drowsiness or even general disorientation

Addiction to drug-like substances can be effectively managed when caution and consistency is observed . To begin with , the addict can start to gradually dissociate with their peers who contribute to fuelling the addiction . Moreover , addicts can gradually start to reduce the dosage of the addiction substance that they normally take . Conversely , addicted persons can...