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mmJun- a relevant showbiz related topic
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Date Posted: 12:55:20 06/15/06 Thu
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Relevant: What Causes Drug Addiction & Alcoholism?
( No, this is not being posted in the group because song bird
has a drinking problem. hehe.. One of the funniest and craziest
false rumor aimed at her that can be logically credited to our
favorite known artist detractor. Since it came out as she was
out of the country accepting a MTV-Asia award at the time. It
was wise to see that bad habit of his wasn't repeated during
her recent US tour this time around. For once.. -mmJun )
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What Causes Drug Addiction & Alcoholism?
The Downward Spiral
No one wants to be a drug addict or alcoholic, but this doesn’t stop
people from getting addicted. The most commonly asked question is
simply - how? How could my son, daughter, father, sister, or brother
become a liar, a thief, someone who cannot be trusted? How could
this happen? And why won’t they stop?
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mmJun: Topic is relevant for many reasons. One of showbiz' biggest
and darkest secret touches on addiction. Some may have been going
against artists like the song bird because of those who know about
the nature of their addiction.. anyone ever heard of the addiction
that has to do with a sexual nature? It became relevant especially
after singer/actress Nora Aunor was arrested with drugs at the LA
airport. She privately described that unfortunate incident as a
'set-up'. That angle being intriguingly avoided and talked about
in our showbiz media.. Making note of those who control alot of
what we get to hear about as it is. So as part of the investigating
of a few stories its important that we understand what it is about
and what causes some addictions. The american music scene was once
described as 'sex, drugs and rock-n-roll.' Our local showbiz scene
nowadays mostly involves just two of those adjectives. -mmJun )
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The first thing you must understand about addiction is that alcohol
and addictive drugs are basically painkillers. They chemically kill
physical or emotional pain and alter the mind’s perception of
reality. They make people numb. For drugs to be attractive to a
person, there must first be some underlying unhappiness, sense of
hopelessness, or physical pain.
Before we address the questions of cause, here is a little
background information…
What Is A Drug?
In medical terms, a drug is any substance that when taken into a
living organism may modify one or more of its functions. Drugs can
provide temporary relief from unhealthy symptoms and/or permanently
supply the body with a necessary substance the body can no longer
make. Some drugs produce unwanted side affects. In large enough
doses, all drugs are toxic.Some drugs lead to an unhealthy
dependency that has both physiological and behavioral roots.
What Is Addiction?
Whether a person is genetically or biochemically predisposed to
addiction or alcoholism is a controversy that has been debated for
years within the scientific community. One school of thought
advocates the “disease concept”, embracing the notion that addiction
is an inherited disease, and that the individual is permanently ill
at a genetic level, even for those experiencing long periods of
sobriety.
How Do Drugs Affect The Mind?
The mind is our most important tool. With our mind, we solve the
problems we face in life. Drugs do several things that harm one’s
ability to think or to be fully aware of the present surroundings.
These effects continue long after the effects of the drug appear to
have worn off.
Addictive drugs activate the brain’s reward systems. The promise of
reward is very intense causing the individual to crave the drug and
to focus their activities around taking the drug.
The ability of addictive drugs to strongly activate brain reward
mechanisms and their ability to chemically alter the normal
functioning of these systems can produce an addiction. Drugs also
reduce a person’s level of consciousness, harming the ability to
think or be fully aware of present surroundings.
After extended use, the person no longer responds to the drug in the
way that person initially responded. So for example, in the case of
heroin or morphine, tolerance develops rapidly to the analgesic
(painkilling) effects of the drug. While the development of
tolerance is not addiction, many drugs that produce tolerance also
have addictive potential.
The fact remains that there is scientific research to support all of
these concepts. The question of whether addiction is genetic,
behavioral or biochemical does not have an absolute answer. The
distinguishing feature of the condition commonly referred to as
addiction is the ability of the drug to dominate the individual’s
behavior, regardless of whether physical dependence is also produced
by the drug.
There are a wide variety of treatment methods being used today,
administered based on whatever school of thought the treatment
provider believes in. With a 16% to 20% recovery rate based on
statistical analysis of national averages, the message is clear that
we have a lot more to learn if we are to bring the national recovery
rate to a more desirable level.
There is another school of thought that has proven to be more
accurate. It has to do with the life cycle of addiction. This data
is universally applicable to addiction no matter which hypothesis is
used to explain the phenomenon of drug dependency.
http://www.methamphetamineaddiction.com/causes.html
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mmJun :-/
In the Bird Nest Group you get to read about topics and subjects
that other artist groups are afraid to bring up or mention. One
such topic has been the celebrity showbiz-BIR conspiracy. Some
Regine fans have mentioned that they were told by 'those-among-us'
not to be discussing it on our fan groups. I wouldn't mind that
so much if those people in question weren't being associated
with the someone involve with the conspiracy itself. That is
one of the reasons music fans must think for themselves or else
'they' will always do it for you. For their own agenda & benefit,
not ours..
T h e I n s i d e B u z z
http://insidebuzz.tripod.com
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