Addiction: Chapter Summary And Analysis

The effect of addiction have consumed billions of individuals all over the world, not only consume but also killed. Individuals have relied on drugs to fill the void in their life that is missing. The addict is not only hurting themselves from the drug use but their families, friends, and their community. In this paper, it will give a description of a 21-year-old male named Anthony. Anthony started using marijuana at the age of 20, trying to hide the pain from the death of his sister. Eventually, marijuana was not enough to get Anthony the extra high he wanted which Anthony made the choice to try another drug and eventually it

Addiction- a primary, chronic, neurobiologic disease, with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, and craving. The difference between addiction and abuse is often times unclear. It’s a difficult call to make as a family member or a close friend that is dealing with a person like this in their life, but ultimately it is a call that only the addict can make for themselves. There are tons of different sources and tests and questions out there that can be done that can

In order to better understand addiction as a disease as opposed to a moral dilemma it first must be broken down. First you must look at the way in which the chemicals affect the brain. The first attempt at partaking in any mind altering substance can be looked at as a choice to the individual. However what happens after that first

Americans today tend to not realize we’re slowly being separated from each other. Whether it be electronics keeping us away from the family at night or just social media that keeps us from going outside and actually socializing. It has become a serious problem and it happens more and more as we continue to advance in technology. Not to mention it's forming another problem in the way we’ve shaped our societies so that it's extremely easy to be cut off from human connections without even realizing it. Johann Hari, The author of “The Likely Cause of Addiction” pulled my attention towards realizing that this addiction is a fast paced growing problem. Hari Specifically states,"We have created human societies where it is easier for people to become cut off from all human connections than ever before." He’s basically stating that it’s become way too easy to be disconnected from our society and its gotten worse over time. Honestly I agree with how he thinks, we don’t realize it but we’re all being slowly cut off from our society. Whether we like it or not we’ve created our society to be the way it is, and it caused us to be so easily disconnected from one another.

Soma in the World State is equivalent to drugs in modern day society. Heroin and Opioid is one of the closest drugs that is related to soma, in with being used as a stress reliever and having the same side effects. In Rajita Sinha manuscript “Chronic Stress, Drug Use, and Vulnerability to Addiction” claimed that “[m]any of the major theories of addiction also identify an important role of stress in addiction processes. These range from psychological models of addiction that view drug use and abuse as a coping strategy to deal with stress, to reduce tension, to self medicate, and to decrease withdrawal-related distress” (Sinha). Sinha claims that people will use drugs in order to relieve stress, in the book Brave New World that's exactly what the people use soma for to relieve their stress in life, like what Benard did after everyone had left him or when Lenina went to the reservation had regretted for leaving her soma back at their room.

In the 1980’s, Nancy Reagan started the “Just Say No” campaign. This was an attempt to help people avoid the pitfalls of drugs and addiction. Now, imagine if the government started a campaign about drugs that was “Just Say Yes”. Opponents of drug addiction claim that drugs alter brain structures, change thought processes, and causes family issues. However, Aldous Huxley’s book, Brave New World, portrays a more irrational perspective of drugs where addiction is necessary for controlling the population.

Did you know that every 1,000 babies born in the U.S., 33 of them will go through withdrawal symptoms? When a pregnant woman uses meth, the substance passes through the placenta to the fetus. After birth the baby no longer receives meth which results in a withdrawal period that can appear from one to 10 days after birth. Symptoms including diarrhea, excessive crying, fever, hyperactive reflexes and sleeping problems. All though these symptoms may only last up to 10 days, the baby may be affected long term as well. So can we stop this from happening? American Addiction Centers all around the world believe so. The American Addiction Center is a rehab for all pregnant woman willing to give their babies the life they deserve but need help with their addiction.

Battling addiction can be a challenging process that requires help and encouragement from top-notch rehab centers like Detox of South Florida. At Detox of South Florida, they have helped hundreds of patients struggling with alcohol or drug addiction. A major consideration in their treatment plan is preparing patients for sober life after rehabilitation. Many recovering addicts struggle with loneliness and isolation when sober. If you or a loved one is struggling with sober loneliness, here are three tips from the rehab center professionals at Detox of South Florida:

The method for the study of whether two hours of didatic education on how addiction fits the disease model, change the outlook of paramedics towards their patients with addiction, is both qualitative and quantitative. The course will be created and taught to paramedics who volenteer to attend the course. Prior to teaching the course, a survery will be distributed and competed by the students to measure current attitudes towards addicts. There will also be a post-course evaluation to measure retention of the course and perceptions towards addiction patients. At 90 days, and at six months, students will have a follow-up survery to see if both outlook and clinical applications have been changed.

Assessing those who have an addiction can be cumbersome. Understanding and knowing which assessment tool would be the most useful when it comes to things like type of substance and the type of individual you’re dealing with is important, especially if you want the outcome to be successful. If the assessment tool is too long or difficult to understand the client may become discouraged or agitated, which will lead to refusal to participate. In this paper, tools like the clinical interview, and other assessment instruments that are proven to be useful when assessing those with an addiction will be discussed. It’s not only important to choose the right instrument when assessing those with addiction, but following the proper steps is key when recognizing

Substance use disorders and addiction are affecting Americans at an alarming rate. People of all backgrounds, cultures and socioeconomic status have suffered the impact this epidemic is causing on loved ones, friends or maybe even themselves. Some individuals seek treatment and with the help of a support network they can change their life. Others are not so lucky. It is estimated that 62,497 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2016. That is more casualties than the Vietnam War (Lopez, 2017). This number does not include deaths resulting from diseases of long term use such as liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and AIDS. It would be easy to conclude these addicted individuals died in vain simply due to their poor life choices and lack of morals, but

The American Medical Society (AMA) declared addiction to alcohol to be an illness in 1956. Prior to 1956, addiction was stigmatized as a moral failure or weakness of character. You can read a fascinating historical review of addiction evolving from a moral failure to an illness at http://bit.ly/1TwOdE8.

28) which explains to us about the psychoactive drug use in other cultures and how/where this began from the Roman empire. I found it very interesting how different countries started with different sorts of addictions which not only involved drugs but alcoholism as well. Even with the risk of getting addicted to drug or alcohol, addiction becomes a chronic brain disease that is distinguished by uncontrollable drug or alcohol use. I’ve learned from reading the book and doing further research that these brain changes can be long-lasting which often leads to many harmful and self-destructive behaviors, which many people don’t think about or understand why and/ or how other people become addicted to drugs. Drugs start changing a person’s brain that makes the thought of quitting very hard however these days fortunately there is research treatments found that can help a person recover from addiction and lead to productive

Addiction is a tricky word with varying definitions depending on who is defining it. Although the definitions may differ, it does not take away from the seriousness of the illness. The seriousness of addiction requires an intricate intervention and counseling plan. It does not target one specific population. All populations maybe affected by addiction in some way which is why it is important for the counseling plan to be diverse in nature and targeted directly toward the individual and not the population. The primary responsibility and well-being of the client is to the counselor. This is why counselors must abide by the rules and regulations detailed in the ACA Code of Ethics and also the GA State Board Rules & Regulations.

This story is very important to me, the situation challenged my knowledge, skill, and my ability to control my personal emotions. This story is very memorable because I have actually been to this residence for other instances where the patient overdosed and was revived. With this, I was able to see the progression of his addiction, just like as we will as we gain experience in the field of nursing.