Abstract
This paper explores the possibility of addiction to video games. Research articles are presented that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible. The author also compares this addiction to drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. This literature review combines information from various articles to take a closer look at this issue.

Outline:
Description of Video Games
Definition of Addiction
The Players
Who is Susceptible to Addiction?
Measuring Levels of Addiction
Areas for Further Research

From the Paper
"Video games are designed with many levels, appealing characters, interesting storylines and state-of-the art graphics. Some games use characters and movies that are already familiar and known to potential players. All of these factors have been designed to provide the user with a form of appealing entertainment that they want to purchase and then repeatedly to play. Video games are heavily advertised to attract a player's interest and then influence users into trying them."

Tags:addiction, teens, video, games, behavior

Abstract
This paper discusses the concept of internet addiction, where by people become addicted to surfing the internet for hours on end, affecting the way in which they relate and interact with their family, colleagues, friends and society in general. According to this paper, internet addiction should be treated in a similar manner to other types of addiction.

From the Paper
"Addiction may take on a variety of forms. People might become addicted to alcohol, illegal drugs, or prescription medications. Addictions, in fact, have become almost expected. However, the continued rise in the advancements of technology has brought about concerns relating to video games, pornography, and the Internet. As with addictions related to substances, many people become addicted to computers. The Internet provides a lure for them that they cannot ignore. Furthermore, as in all other addictions, Internet addiction affects the ways in which people interact in society, how they function within their families, and how they conduct their lives. It is evident that Internet addicts share many of the same traits correlated with other addictions, and therefore, the problem is one that needs to be addressed."

Tags:internet, addiction, society

Abstract
In this article, the writer presents a qualitative research proposal to analyze the fundamentals and theory for video game addiction. The writer discusses that the underlying assumption regarding video game addiction is directly correlated to the stigma and roots of habitual drug abuse. The writer looks at the history of video game use and addiction.

From the Paper
"Historically, video games, especially violent video games, have been perceived as 'poison' and 'mind numbing' by older generations. Video games are becoming prevalent not only in with the youth of the world, but with older generations. The advent of the video game console has been in existence for roughly 20 years, and the issue of game addiction covers a large age demographic. However, the beginning of the 21st century has demonstrated a skew of the ..."

Tags:research, behavioral, addiction

Abstract
In this article the writer examines computer games addiction. The writer discusses the problems that this addiction causes, the symptoms, the treatment and the prevalence of the problem along with the reasons that this specific addiction is growing so rapidly.

From the Paper
"According to an article by Diane Weiland published in Perspectives in Psychiatric Care personal computers and Internet access have been proliferating in households across the United States and other countries. Everyday activities at home work and school are increasingly dependent upon computers. The ability to access the Internet for news and information to communicate with others and to buy and sell products and services has radically changed society this technological advance also is accompanied by a significant number of problems of varying importance ..."

Tags:computer game addiction, internet, treatment, cognitive behavior modification, death, World of warcraft, Ultima, interactive, MMOG

Abstract
The impact of addiction on children, families, and society has been and continues to be far more destructive than most Americans are willing to acknowledge. If this problem is to be effectively addressed, every American must recognize with full comprehension and understanding that substance abuse and addiction are among the most serious and deadly problems facing American society today. They must finally realize how chronic and universal these problems are and take determined action to address the fundamental causes of addictions that ruin so many lives so needlessly.

From the Paper
The Impact of Addiction on Families and Children The impact of addiction on children, families, and society has been and continues to be far more destructive than most Americans are willing to acknowledge. If this problem is to be effectively addressed, every American must recognize with full comprehension and understanding that substance abuse and addiction are among the most serious and deadly problems facing American society today. They must finally realize how chronic and universal these problems are and take determined action to

Tags:addiction, drug, alcohol

Abstract
This paper discusses a program of meditation introduced in Indian prisons, Vipassana, that enables inmates to overcome addiction and problems of mental health while gaining a new orientation of themselves and their situations. The paper examines the Vipassana experiment in New Delhi's Tihar Jail and discusses the benefits of implementing this program into Canadian prisons.

Outline:
Introduction
Addictions and Canadian Offenders
Recognizing Addiction in India
What is Vipassana?
Closing Gaps in Practice and Planning
Concluding Discussion

From the Paper
"Terry explained that Canadian recidivism often revolves around an offender's ability to cope with addiction, the ex-offender a person having overcome addiction, and the repeat offender a person not having achieved this. (2002) Canadian officials and institutions need to look further afield for programming, bearing in mind how Third World settings are keenly hampered by fiscal concerns. In short, a program affordable and effective in India is apt to prove effective given the extra supports available in the West. Moreover, what has been offered to Canadian federal offenders has not always served addicted offenders well -- the addict is frequently the 'repeat offender' with whom Federal prisons often deal."

Tags:substance, abuse, de-addiction, repeat, offenders, Tihar, jail

Abstract
This paper examines addiction and addictive behaviors as a social issue in Canada. The paper discusses the scope and nature of the problem, possible solutions, and policy responses. It further discusses whether addictions are a cause or consequence of the social conditions associated with them.

From the Paper
"Addictions are a serious social problem in Canada as in other Western industrial countries and indeed in most, if not all, societies around the world. The prohibition of alcohol and other addictive substances and behaviors by several world religions attest that the problem of addiction is an ancient one. Addictions and the patterns of behavior associated with addiction cause enormous misery to addicts and those around them and on society as a whole."

Tags:addiction, compulsive, behavior, drugs, gambling, canada, policy

Abstract
This paper uses the example of crack cocaine addiction to describe (1) biological theory and (2) learning-conditioning theory in psychology that shapes how we examine the origin and nature of addiction, and also, its treatment. Several articles are chosen that refer to one or other of the theories discussed, in addition to the course text, as help to display clear biases. The paper argues that two or more models should always be in mind, referring to a course hand-out showing the axes to which all psychologial theories refer.

From the Paper
"This paper explores two bodies of psychological theory and the example of drug addiction in Western countries, particularly, crack cocaine addiction. The theoretical examples chosen are Biological models of addiction and crack cocaine addiction referring to the genetics of behaviour and matters of neurons and hormones of the brain that make some people much more prone than others to crack cocaine addiction than others, and the Learning theories favoured by others. These focus on learned behaviours and their origins, on how persons learn to think in particular..."

Tags:addiction, biological, learning, conditioning

Abstract
This paper discusses the issue of drug addiction and crime, with particular reference to crack cocaine addiction and property theft. It discusses these issues with reference to previously published literature in the form of reviews of the research conducted on this issue. The paper finds that there is a complicated link between drug use and crime, with no directly discernible causative link between the two, i.e., drug use does not necessarily lead to crime, just as crime does not necessarily lead to drug use. The paper ends by looking at various recommendations.

Outline
Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Findings/Results
Conclusions
Recommendations
Bibliography

From the Paper
"Illicit drug use is widespread in the young adult population; there are, for example, around four million regular illicit drug users in Great Britain (Hough et al., 2000). The most commonly used illicit drugs are cannabis and ecstasy; large minorities of the teenage and young adult population also admit to other forms of offending, though only a very small proportion are persistent or serious offenders (Hough et al., 2000). Those who use illicit drugs are more likely than others to be involved to some degree in crime, and vice versa, however, in general there is no significant causal link between use of either cannabis or ecstasy and property crime (Hough et al., 2000)."

Tags:addiction, illicit, offenders

Abstract
This paper reviews the effect that the internet has had on the world. Not all these changes are positive. According to the paper, due to the internet it is easier for youth to get drugs and pornography. The internet has also created a new form of addiction, internet addiction.

Tags:internet, addiction, research