ADDICTION AVOIDER DETECTION AND AVOIDING ADDICTION USING EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

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ABSTRACT

About half the people around the world are addicted to one or more addictive substances. Addiction is one of the chronic disorders that are characterized by the repeated use of substances or behaviors despite clear evidence of morbidity secondary to such use. It is a combination of genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. Example: Overeating, Having sex, Gambling, Alcohol drinking, Taking Narcotic Drugs and Certain Mannerisms. In this paper we are going to see about a design of device that can entirely avoid addiction. The device Addiction Avoider is based upon the principle of controlling “Brain waves”.

INTRODUCTION

Before going on to details we are supposed to know the basic terms that this paper is based upon. These are the terms ‘The Brain’, ‘Brainwaves’ and ‘Addiction’.

The Brain:

It is well known that brain is an electro chemical organ. The Brainwaves are produced by the temporal lobe of the brain. It processes auditory information from the ears and relates it to Wernicke’s area of the parietal lobe and the motor cortex of the frontal lobe. The amygdale is located within the temporal lobe and controls social and sexual behavior and other emotions. The limbic system is important in emotional behavior and controlling movements.


BRAINWAVES

Electrical activity emanating from the brain is displayed in the form of brainwaves. There are four categories of these brainwaves, ranging from most activity to least activity. These are delta waves, theta waves, alpha waves and beta waves. Delta waves are waves with high amplitude. It has a frequency of 0.5 – 4 Hertz. They never go down to zero because that would mean that you were brain dead. But, deep dreamless sleep would take you down to the lowest frequency. Typically, 2 to 3 Hertz. Theta waves are waves with amplitude lesser than that of delta waves and have a greater frequency of 5 – 8 Hertz.