ADDICTION AVOIDER

PRESENTED BY :

V.SWAROOP,P.NAGARAJ
NARAYANA ENGINEERING COLLEGE,NELLORE
II BTECH ECE

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:

electrical stimulation of the anterior temporal lobes, the

human brain

Different lobes of
human brain

There are two types of addiction:

Physical dependency and
Psychological dependency.
A) Physical dependency :
Physical dependence on a substance is defined by appearance of
characteristic withdrawal symptoms when the drug is suddenly
discontinued.

B) Psychological dependency:
Psychological addictions are a dependency of the mind, and lead to
psychological withdrawal symptoms.

4.Recovery Therapy from Addiction:

Some medical systems, including those of at least 15 states of the
United States, refer to an Addiction Severity Index to assess the
severity of problems related to substance use.

THE ADDICTION AVOIDER:

PRINCIPLE:
The principle behind this device is Binaural Beats. Binaural beats
or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, which are apparent
sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain independent of
physical stimuli.

WORKING:
The block diagram consists of the following parts whose operation is
as below
SENSORS:
These sensors consist of a 0.7 inch diameter hard plastic outer disc
housing with a pre-jelled Silver chloride snap style post pellet insert.
These sensors do not contain any latex and dont need any conductive
gel.

The sensor sends the analog brainwave signal into the 8515
microcontroller.

AMPLIFIERS:

Circuit diagram of a basic Inverting amplifier using Operational

amplifier.

Basically the amplitude of analog brainwaves is in terms of 10 15

micro volts. But the Atmel 8515 microcontroller has an operating
voltage of about 2.7V 6.0V. So we are using amplifiers.
Gain (A) = (-R2/R1)
(1)
Where, negative sign represents change in phase by 90

Circuit diagram of cascaded inverting amplifier with a gain of 2, 00,000.

It is designed in such a way that it amplifies 15 micro volts to about

3.5V. Here we are using basic cascaded inverting amplifier using
operational amplifier with a gain of about 2, 00,000, embedded in a
small Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
Here we are using four inverting amplifier cascaded with each other.
So let the gain of each inverting amplifier from left to right be A1, A2,
A3 and A4. And let Vi and Vo be the input and output voltages of the
amplifier.
Now,
A1 = (-R2/R1)
= (-2/1)
= -2
A2 = (-R4/R3)
= (-10/1)
= -10
A3 = (-R6/R5)
Vo =Vi *Av
= (-100/1)
= 3V
= -100
A4 = (-R8/R7)
= (-100/1)
= -100

Now Total Gain of the amplifier (A),

A = A1 * A2 * A3 * A4
A = (-2)*(-10)*(-100)*(-100)
A = 2, 00, 000

(2)

Here we have amplified an 15uV signal to an 3V signal so that the

signal is in the operational range of the microcontroller. There are four
negative signs in the gain equation which add up to give 360 phase
shift.
OSCILLATORS:
The oscillator is basically a Wein bridge audio oscillator. The oscillator
is designed in such a way that it produces a particular audio wave below
1500 Hz.
if he/she is in stress or addicted to some substance, the binaural beats
having a frequency of about 10-13 Hz creates a stimulus making the
brain to move towards the stimulated frequency.

STEREO HEADPHONE:

This is done by sending audio waves from one oscillator to one of the
two sides of the headphone and another oscillator to another side of the
headphone

UTURE PROSPECTS:
Addiction avoider can be used to cure stress or tension on any
individual. The concept of binaural waves can be further researched and
used to find a device for communication with deaf and dumb
individuals. It can be further used to study the resonance of brain
during brain diseases.
MERITS:
1) The headband used is made of rubber or any clothing (better to be
an insulator) provided it must be designed such that the sensors touch
the skin.
2) The whole device is light weight and can be carried anywhere we
want.
3) The whole device including sensors microcontroller and headphone
is cheap and costs only about Rs. 3000 and above.

DEMERITS:
Those meeting any of the following criteria/conditions should not
use binaural beats:
a) Epileptics
b) Pregnant women
c) People susceptible to seizures
d) Pacemaker users
e) Photosensitive people.

CONCLUSION:
Addiction Avoider is the safest and simplest device to use in
prevention of Addiction.
It is used for any type of addiction like addiction caused by taking
narcotic drugs or alcohol and simple addictions like overeating,
sexual intercourse and mannerisms.

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