Jayven's Case For Substance Abuse

After reading my Little Brother on Drugs, by Jenny Everett, I think the thesis statement in this essay is inductive, mean it falls in the ending. I believe the thesis is, “[T]here’s no telling what the result of Alex’s treatment will be; even at $20,000 a year there are no guarantees…I’m still left wondering why we’re rolling the dice on a healthy kid, particularly when the benefits of a few extra inches are unproven and the risks are unknown.” (Everett 114). I think this is the thesis statement because throughout the essay the author touches on each point mentioned. These main ideas consist of how Humatrope has no proven benefits and is too recent to have extensive research of any possible risks. Everett’s main focus throughout the essay is to find out why so many people take the drug if there are no proven guaranteed results, and what the worth is in a few extra inches with unidentified possibilities at stake. Everett is trying to persuade readers that, with additional research,

“It was for one minute that I saw him, but the hair stood upon my head like quills. Sir, if that was my master, why had he a mask upon his face?” (Stevenson 84 ). In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson Mr. Utterson realizes that Dr. Jekyll has been acting strange and locking himself up in his laboratory. When Mr. Utterson meets Mr. Hyde for the first time he is weary of him. Mr. Hyde does many questionable things, such as killing a man and attacking a child. This leads Dr. Jekyll to write a note about his duality of human nature theory and how Mr. Hyde came about. In the letter he described how this theory had been his life’s work and that just by simply drinking a potion that he had compounded he became, the evil, Mr. Hyde. After writing this note Dr. Jekyll kills himself because he cannot stand to be Mr. Hyde any longer. Dr. Jekyll is in denial, he experimented with the potion, and because he is addicted to becoming Mr. Hyde, all of this makes Dr. Jekyll comparable to a drug addict of today.

From the Victorian age to the modern world, drug addiction has been a battle for society for centuries. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, the sinful character of Mr. Hyde experiences the negative toll substance abuse has on him. There are many debates about the reasoning behind the murderous novella, but with the analytical finding behind Hyde and his addiction, one can see that Stevenson is portraying the realistic struggle of substance abuse through Mr. Hyde. The novella exemplifies how man can drastically change when he becomes dependant on a substance, like alcohol, morphine, or even a toxic concoction like Hyde was addicted to. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Jude Hassan and Chris Herren were both in different situations with a drug addiction. Both of them had their addiction take them to a whole new different level in their lives. Jude Hassan, in Suburban Junky, was just a sophomore in high school when exposed to marijuana. While Chris Herren was just a freshman star basketball player at Boston College, he was exposed to cocaine. Both of their “small” addictions turned their whole lives up-side down when they were introduced to heroin. Jude and Chris didn’t really admit to their addiction until it was almost over.

Laura Hope Laws was a hopeful and helpful young woman, and an active member of her church’s youth group. At only 14, she had a spot on her varsity soccer team; soon in her career, she broke her jaw and had been prescribed pain killers. She then became addicted to them. At 13, Laura experimented with alcohol and marijuana, but it never became a problem. After running out of her pain killers, however, Laura searched and searched for more, but then decided to turn to something more available: heroin.

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I had a very strong feeling when I watch the video. Having such a strong emotion is not a usual thing to me. It is not in front of the war or natural disaster, instead, it is only a documentary video on two girls who have addictions. I was uncomfortable seeing Tamela cutting herself and I feel sad when I saw Jerrie’s anxieties when her pills didn’t come in on time and the calmness after she swallowed the pills on the street. Cutting or doing drugs are something they must rely on to live. I am confused about their behaviors and the contributors for these behaviors. Many questions came up to my mind. This video has provided me the opportunity to examine my own inner thoughts about certain addictions and behavior patterns.

In the short story, the audience learns that John struggles with addiction to alcohol. His addiction is very noticeable and obvious. Because of his alcoholism, the father and his song had “drifted apart.” While at home, John will often pour himself a “small drink” and refrain from any necessary interactions with his family. During an event for his son’s boy scout club, John quickly realizes that his son has become a stranger to him as “he seemed to know less about the boy than anyone.” Throughout the event, John thirsts for alcohol and eventually ends up sharing a bottle with a fellow alcoholic. Although, he had admirable intentions, John creates a scene and causes everyone to stare when he stumbles and crashes into a table, breaking numerous

Most people deal with addiction at least one time throughout their life whether it's with themselves, a family member, and/or friends. Addiction is a horrible thing that can turn your life upside down. Many people cope with addiction in different ways, people go through multiple stages of addiction, and I have learned multiple lessons about abusing alcohol/drugs. In the novel, Mr. Hyde doesn’t only demonstrate how badly addiction can efftect your life but also how much it can affect others around you.

To sum up, marijuana impacts on the brain, and this means the memory of the person become distorted. This means that Jay might took the drugs which effects on his brain to tell the truth, or Jay might have hazy perception to create a story that did not happen. Therefore, the police cannot arrest Adnan by Jay’s testimony because of the lies that he did it. Also, in others case they should study the case in a perfect way by examining the evidence instead of the witness because could they do not remember what exactly

Youth reported that on 03/09/16 he and his parents had a disagreement in the home. He stated that while he was attempting to clean out his animal cage his mother asked him to stop. He reported that he told his mother that he wanted to finish because it had to be taken care of. The youth noted that it was then, when his stepfather also insisted that he stopped. He reported that his stepfather became angry, grabbed him by his arms and spanked him on his calves with his hand. He related that he hit the ground, which left bruises

Substance abuse and addiction have become a social problem that afflicts millions of individuals and disrupts the lives of their families and friends. Just one example reveals the extent of the problem: in the United States each year, more women and men die of smoking related lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined (Kola & Kruszynski, 2010). In addition to the personal impact of so much illness and early death, there are dire social costs: huge expenses for medical and social services; millions of hours lost in the workplace; elevated rates of crime associated with illicit drugs; and scores of children who are damaged by their parents’ substance abuse behavior (Lee, 2010). This paper will look at

In England 2003 there was a young man named Joe who was a rich man who he had everything he wanted. Except happiness His mom died in a car accident, he had his wife and two kids, but that's it. His dad was a drunk and died from liver cancer and his son died in a car accident when he was only seventeen.

Alcohol abuse is a serious problem, driving while drunk or under the influence of drugs is an even bigger problem that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Abusing either one of these substances can lead to the death of you or the death of someone else or even cause a major change in their life like Jacqueline’s story, her whole life has been changed because of another person’s ignorance and carelessness. Therefore, you should know the facts about drug and alcohol abuse before you do something you may regret for the rest of your life.

“Addiction is a brain disease expressed in the form of compulsive behavior,” says by Alan Leshner in his article, “Addiction Is a Brain Disease” featured in the book Drug Abuse: Opposing Viewpoints. Addiction has a variety of meanings depending on what your viewpoint of addiction. According to dictionary.com, the concrete definition of the word addiction is, “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.” Basically various doctors and therapist consider addiction to be a genetic disorder. “Provocative, controversial, unquestionably incomplete, the dopamine hypothesis provides a basic framework