Drugs And Alcohol Abuse By Erik Fisher

Since I was young I was told I was a quiet child, very mousy like who was always hiding behind her mother’s leg. I would never leave my mother's side and if I was greeted by a stranger, I would retreat from them, so I was shy. My mom would encourage me to go and say hi to others or play with a child that asked me to join in a game. I would at times play with them, but I would always go back to my mom when I had enough playing or was stressed. While I am comfortable to explore and later going to my mom when I want to be safe, I was avoidance of others and never felt comfortable, but I did have fun when I was comfortable.

In Lisa McGirr’s book The War on Alcohol it is hard for the reader to pinpoint one central thesis. One thesis however, can be simply marked down to the title of one of her chapters entitled “Selective Enforcement.” During the Prohibition period police were cracking down on speakeasies and bootleggers and people smuggling alcohol across state lines. However when police would make these arrests the people being arrested were mostly of minority origins. Although poor whites from the South did get arrested as well, most of the jails and prisons were made up of blacks, hispanics and latinos. McGirr said that “Uneven enforcement was the hidden reason the white, urbane upper-middle class could laugh at the antics of Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, while Mexicans, poor European immigrants, African-Americans, poor whites in the South, and the unlucky experienced the full brunt of Prohibition enforcement’s deadly reality” (McGirr, 71).

The movie industry has involved the use of drugs, sex, violence over the years to increase the thrill of movies. Realistic depictions or not, movies with any of these three categories have been frequently viewed and accepted in our culture. With movies creating false “fictional drugs,” along with amplifying the side effects of prescription drugs, it is crucial to critique what is actually true or not. Whether or not the drug’s effects are medically correct has been glanced over by many. Directed by Scott Calvert in 1995, the movie The Basketball Diaries focuses on the substance abuse of heroin by the main character, Jim.

Substance abuse disorders are common in our society. It is a disorder that each one of us will most likely experience through a family member, friend, or our self. I felt very drawn to this topic due to the fact that I have a family that has background of substance abuse and I myself have battle the demon. Not until I struggled with my own addiction did I become more tolerable and understanding to those that have a substance abuse disorder. Substance abuse is not something anyone wants to have; it is a disorder that takes control of a person’s life. It is a beast that tears a person apart; from their being to the lives of their loved ones. This disorder is not biased in anyway; rich or poor, male or female, employed or unemployed, young or

Paula Dominguez is a 45-year-old bilingual Hispanic female. She is a single mother of three, but all of her kids where removed from her care due to general neglect and no provision of support. She has a history with addiction, which led to a past incarceration, but is currently in treatment for her alcohol and substance abuse. She currently only has supervised visits with her eldest son, Alex, but is requesting unsupervised visits and reunification services for him. Alex is 16 has a PPLA and is currently in a group home. He was molested by his stepdad when he was 10, which subsequently led to Alex later molesting his younger brother, Jesus. Jesus is 9 and is currently living with his younger brother Seth, who is 7 years old, and their grandmother, Carmen Rodriguez, in Legal Guardianship. Carmen was considering adopting both of the younger boys, but has recently changed her mind due to her inability to handle the boy’s escalating behavioral problems. There are many factors which are contributing to the family’s need for intervention services, such as mental and behavioral health diagnosis, substance abuse, and a history of abuse and neglect. Alternatively, there are many strengths and protective factors this family possesses, such as a desire to remain unified as a family, active participation in individual and family counseling, and involvement in extracurricular activities, that the family can use to mitigate existing problems.

In today’s society, we are faced with many issues and problem. How we learn to deal and cope with these issues plays a major role in a person life. Ricky is a 37 year old male from Gainville, Ga. I have been working with Ricky to help him deal with his Substance Abuse for about a month now hears at Sunrise. When he was 18 years old, he moved to New York with his uncle to find a job and to go to school to better himself. Sometimes life can throw a curveball at you by the time he was 28 years old, he was hooked on cocaine and had been arrested numerous of time for possession of a controlled substance and assault. His last arrested came a year ago where he plead guilty to possession of a controlled substance and DWI. After, that he moved to

Mark Rodriguez English 3 Honors Christina Nidowicz 29 October 2017 Annotated Bibliography Dr. Tedros. “Substance Abuse.” World Health Organization, World Health Organization, 2017, www.who.int/topics/substance_abuse/en/. Dr. Tedros, director of the World Health organization, refers to the harmful and hazardous use of psychoactive substances. He explains how the use of these drugs can lead to a change in behavior, a strong desire to take the drug, difficulty in controlling its use, and a severe change in behavior. He then explains the many policies his organization has to prevent the use of non medication cannabis.

Underage drinking is on the rise despite harsher laws to stop it. Itappears to have always been around despite whether the legal age to drink is 18 or 21. One of the main issues with underage drinking is that the brain in the teenager is not fully developed in the region of judgment and decision making. Because of this teens are known for deciding to do the wrong thing. That often includes drinking alcohol or experimenting with illegal drugs. many teenagers do not just have onedrink, they usually participate in binge drinking. This can continue long into adulthood and soon develop into a full blown alcohol problem.

being. As a result, Bruce should be arrested for assaulting his partner which is also a breach of his probation conditions.

The term “alcoholism” describes a drinker who is mentally and physically dependent on alcohol, and who would most likely have withdrawal symptoms upon trying to quit. This dependence prevents most alcoholics from being able to control when they drink and how much they drink. For that reason, alcoholics usually drink to excess despite the consequences. Alcoholism, like any addiction, is a chronic disorder which involves continued use despite negative consequences and requires ongoing treatment and management. This research paper will cover many aspects of alcoholism including the causes and effects of drinking and different treatment approaches.

After interviewing my friend Bob, I really learned about him, and the struggles of overcoming an addiction. Bob’s abusive relationship with his father caused him to become very angry, and he projected it by turning to violence. Bob was in and out of prison, and that’s when he picked up his addiction to heroin. When Bob, was placed on parole, living in a treatment center helped Bob detox, but when he left, he was having a hard time adjusting to life. He almost gave up, and start abusing again, but the fear of going back to prison and wanting to change his life really motivated him to stay on the right path. Now Bob is staying busy by helping the employees at 7/11, and living off tips and General Relief. Bob prefers staying homeless, because

Earl Rochester argued that 8 to 12 percent of adolescents and adults in America will become alcoholics or problem drinkers. I agree with Rochester to a certain extent .It it's illegal for a person to drink and drive and if caught their license will be suspended. You must be of age to buy alcoholic beverages in the United States.

Throughout the world today, addiction, in many forms, can be found throughout a vast majority of people’s lives. In many cases, these addictions are rooted from either bad relationships or troubled family issues. Drugs and alcohol, most commonly referred to as “substance abuse”, is found to be the most common addiction. In an article written by author Brittany Bronson, the idea is presented that the restaurant industry is home to many victims dealing with this addiction. Although substance abuse weighs on the shoulders of its prey, Bronson effectively uses the appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos to argue that the restaurant industry leads to substance abuse due to long shifts and lack of pay.

Although some people argue for the legalization of drugs, addiction to these substances has caused a huge increase in violent crimes in the home, at school, and on the street. Many people do not understand why individuals become addicted to drugs or how drugs change the brain to create compulsive drug abuse. They mistakenly view drug abuse and addiction as strictly a social problem and may characterize those who take drugs as morally weak. One very common belief is that drug abusers should be able to just stop taking drugs if they are only willing to change their behavior. This is a false and uneducated belief. Drug abuse may start as a social problem or social escape but one the addiction has taken ahold of a person

Drugs are heavily used throughout the entire world. However, it is important to understand and not undermine the variability in which drugs are used. It is clear some are for distinct medical treatment and others are for recreational use. In the United States, marijuana has been and continues to be a very controversial drug. Some states have allowed marijuana consumption for medicinal purposes, while others have completely outlawed the drug. Those who are against the legalization and regulation of marijuana suggest the economical and health risk associated with consumption of the drug are too high. Although there is risk involved with the legalization of the marijuana, our country has already been risking too much banning the drug.