Diamonte Commentary

The protagonist of the story is an unnamed male whose experiments with alcohol and weed at fifteen years old lead to harder drugs and greater consequences that threaten his safety and security. For example, the narrator says, “Donny said he saw me standing sorta wonky in the back and said I need a hit. Donny was the first to get me high”, he implies that his friend Donny got him high because of how he was standing. The use of drugs did not just stop at marijuana, the narrator also indulged in alcohol, he goes on saying, “The rest of the kids would watch as Mark and I shotgunned Schlitz beneath the bleachers of the stadium”. Which eventually led to him dropping out if school and focusing on his habits and not his well-being. The protagonist constant influences from his friend and associates increased his use and encouraged the damages that were being done to him and his body. His habits started to heighten and the stronger drugs were amongst him,

D: Topic was focused on Dim 1 and Dim 3. Group members reviewing the film called “Pleasure Unwoven” and learned the following: the important neurotransmitters and their functions, how alcohol and drug use affects brain chemistry, and how to make better choices to improve brain functions. Client was present and engaged in discussion. Client shared “I did learn a lot from the film. I need to pay attention to my feelings, emotions, attitudes because they all play a huge role in my recovery. I need to learn how to deal with my stress on a day-to-day basis so they won’t catch me.”

In her first paragraphs, Talbot introduces a Harvard student by the name of "Alex". Alex is shown as a normal college student who wants to keep a balanced life between school and friends, but finds it challenging without the use of Adderall. Talbot goes on to explain that Alex got started on these drugs because he found "life to be impossible" to live without its use (para. 2). Alex's reliance on drugs was not the only personal account that Talbot brings up. In fact later in her article, Talbot brings up a business man by the name of Nicholas Seltzer. Talbot mentions that Seltzer had a different outlook for the use of the drugs than Alex did. She even marks to mention that Seltzer saw his habit as a "pursuit that aligns him with a larger movement for improving humanity"(para.12). By comparing the two personal interviewers, Talbot is able to connect to a more open audience and is able to prove her point with the use of these real life evidence. As more readers connect to these personal interviews the more they realize how the use of drugs has been increasing because they can connect to Talbots real life

In today's colleges the availability and variety of drugs is widespread. There is a demand for drugs and the supply is plentiful. Since drugs are so easy accessible, a natural interest in them may develop. A person may hear about drugs experiences, on reactions of drug usage, such as " Hey the weed

In his essay “Embraced by the Needle”, Gabor Maté sets out the stages of drug addiction and its consequences, its effects bring many torments to people who are vulnerable to drug dependences. At first, he explains the physiological effects of using drugs. Then, he reflects upon different degrees of stress that cause emotional youths are easily involved in substance abuse.

This documentary is focused on the numerous immigrants originating from Central America, undertaking an extremely dangerous journey of about 2500 miles up north towards the southern border of the United States, where they hope to cross and profit from the wealth available in the U.S.. The movie is accordingly named "de Nadie", which translates into "No-One", and follows various immigrants on their journeys, interviewing them on their way and depicting the many injustices and setbacks encountered by each of them. The difficulties emphasized in this documentary are mainly the one's which are usually overlooked when discussing the issue of U.S immigration, including political, economical, medical and criminal

on drugs have many contrasting points. The opposite is true. However, the points that do contrast are more opinion-based than fact oriented. The following paragraphs will attempt to clearly and effectively show a comparison and

Emergency physician, Dr. Louis M Profeta MD, in his article, “A Sunday talk on sex, drugs, drinking and dying with the frat boys”, illustrates a talk he gave to a fraternity at Indiana University-Bloomington. Profeta’s purpose is to present, and hopefully change the “frat boy’s” choices involving the grave risks of being associated with narcotics. He skillfully gives us a glimpse into Using his upfront diction and syntax, Profeta concludes that there is no good outcome when it comes to the usage of narcotics.

While, expressing his negative opinion of drug use Flynn also accurately describes the effects of multiple drugs and the profile of drug users who are drug dependent. One huge example of drug dependence is Flynn’s father. Continually,

Whitman had begun using the amphetamine Dexedrine to help him with his studies. Sometimes he went for days without sleep, studying and attending to various projects. Though friends and family generally agreed that Charlie was under strain and trying to do too much, no one noticed he was edging quietly toward violence. As time went on, Charlie became ever more consumed by his fantasies of

Drugs have been around for a very long time. They are used for a variety of reasons. Some of these reasons include relaxation, socialization, curiosity, stress relief, or a form of escapism. However, most people don’t know the threats and danger that it can cause to the body. In this paper, we are going to examine the changes that happen inside the brain due to the effects of different drugs. We will look closely at how drugs such as hallucinogens, ecstasy, cocaine, heroin, and cannabis affect an individual psychologically. I will explain the origin of the drugs, how a person feels while on the drug, how the drugs

The author is a young man who obliviously is not self-effacing about his own usage and enjoyment of drugs. He used LSD, which in the fall of 2001 he realized that he had not seen the drug in ages and it was nowhere to be found; not for others or even for himself and statistics showed the decrease of the acid and its usage also. Dissatisfied with the situation He went to see his friend, Professor Peter Reuter who is a

Thesis: Many of you may be unfamiliar with such a topic, so today I will cover the mysterious world of study drugs and the hidden dangers associated with them.

Arly presented in a euthymic mood with congruent affect. Youth checked-in with the group as feeling “relaxed”. Throughout the session youth was quiet, but appeared to be listening as he was able to verbalize a name of a drug when asked by the therapist. Youth was educated on different name of narcotics and how to be aware of his surroundings.

Have you ever dealt with the effects of drug addict? A drug is a person who is addicted to drugs or alcohol, which has a psychological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. The effects of drug use can vary depending on the person. According to “Causes and types of narcotic addiction: A Psychosocial View” in the Psychiatric Quarterly it says, “The causes of drugs stem from the manner of which you were introduced to it whether it be by abnormal curiosity, chance encounters with addicts and narcotic peddlers, or prolonged illness” (Ausubel). The effects of drugs can be have different effects on everyone differently depending if its for pleasure or for relieving pain Most of the effects of drugs occur in the brain, where it increases the level of dopamine at a specific site possibly giving the addict the pleasure they were feigning for (Robbins). As a child I didn’t know much about drugs except for what your parents and teachers at school tell you which is, “Just Say No.”