Joseph Ott Substance Abuse Case Study

The relationship between the two fathers and the two sons is a very important theme in this book. Because of their different backgrounds, Reb Saunders and David Malters approached raising a child from two totally different perspectives.

Most father-son relationships revolve around love and protection. These relationships are built on the framework of nurturing, guiding and providing. This is the case in most father son relationships, but in the story “Barn Burning” Colonel Sartoris Snopes and Abner Snopes relationship is quite the contrary. William Faulkner strays far from the typical father son relationship and presents Abner Snopes as an abusive father, both physically and mentally, to his son, Colonel Sartoris Snopes.

Throughout the Riverton interactive case, there was many beautiful and unpleasant aspects that made up Riverton. The beauty came from the art museum, friendly neighborhood, and etc. However, the downfall of the town occurred during the night when homeless individuals slept in bushes and left beer cans all over each neighbors yard. So, this social worker and county commissioners wanted to provide an alcohol impact zone.

In their recent work, Brad Manning and Sarah Vowell have written about more than one way to have a close, but different relationship with their fathers. There is has always been a belief that to get along with someone you would have normal conversations, enjoy each other’s company, or share a common interest. In the story they love their father as any other child would, but their ways of communication are not the same and are different from a common father-child relationship. Both authors use rhetorical devices as a framework for differentiating their relationships with their fathers by characterizing them.

His father had been in jail then went AWOL from the Army. His father had beaten him severely. He was taken back to family court after an incident with a cousin and stealing from an old woman. “Both sets of grandparents work during the day, and, apart from not being able to physically look after the defendant, they also felt they could not control him.” (3) Eventually, he was sent back to his mother in New York City. She is the one who gave him a quarter and told him to “never darken this door again”. (4)

This literature review will focus mainly on the drug use of heroin, the scary numbers behind the drug and the sudden rise of overdosing on the drug across the United States. Issues that will be discussed are what is Heroin, what’s in Heroin that makes it addicting, how it can increase the users risk of contracting other life threatening diseases and where it’s use and abuse are most popular across the United states and we will take a look at multiple studies that show examples of our new drug problem in the United States. While we looked at how homicide rates have dropped while in class, the flip side to that is that the amount of drug usage has risen.

During his research, Quinones documents the origin of opiate use within the United States in three areas: drug cartels, overprescription from medical practitioners, and the pharmaceutical companies. He claims that illegal use spurred from drug cartels when he notes, “... heroin in Denver originated in one small town in Mexico… a town called Xalisco” (43). However, even though opioids were common in the black market, the drug cartels were not the sole culprits of increasing the risk of addiction. Many Americans used the drugs for medicinal reasons. In a town named Portsmouth, people grew increasingly dependent on opiates during the 90s: “In this part of the country, anything that relieved pain was welcome. But opiates … quickly led to addiction” (Quinones 26). People that were just looking for some treatment soon had a deadlier problem on their hands— addiction. Since the public was looking for a solution for pain, the pharmaceutical companies were hungry to promote opioids for pain management. The industry, according to Quinones, was just starting to produce the deadly drug, and wanted the public to use its

Written with the purpose to inform its audience about the very real and very serious Heroin epidemic spreading through our country, using expert storytelling and exhaustive detail, Quinones chronicles the perfect storm of circumstances that cleared the way for Heroin to infiltrate our communities over the last two decades. His story centers on Portsmouth, Ohio, home to the nation’s first pill mill*. Following the release of OxyContin in 1996, corrupt physicians seized the opportunity to get rich quick. Addicts traveled to pain clinics by the carload, bearing forged MRIs and false complaints of pain, sometimes trading sexual favors for pills. Soon, Portsmouth had more pills per capita than any other city. “If you see lines of people

Based on the experience from Professor Orlon’s intern Bandrea Bay, there are three individuals within the scenario that committed a possible crime for which there are possible convictions. The first individual that will be focused on is Cynthia Smith Kones, whom is the mother of the five-year-old child that died due to neglect. Mrs. Kones is the primary caregiver of John Jr. and according to the United States Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia “Parents have a duty to aid and protect their minor children.” CITE. Mrs. Kones left the care of her child in the hands of her husband, Charley Kones, who was the child’s stepfather. However, Mrs. Kones simply left a note at the residence instead of personally communicating to her husband of

24 year old, Chris McCandless, is a man born into a wealthy family from Washington D.C. Chris is almost “born” into the wild, he goes on an adventure in Alaska, leaving all his possessions behind, even all his money. About 4 months of adventuring in Alaska, Chris’s body is found dead. Throughout the story, the reader learns more about Chris’s family and their relationships with eachother. The relationship that stands out to the reader most, is the relationship between Chris and his father. His father is abusive and not truthful towards his family members, which is not a healthy relationship that Chris and his father have.

The father figure is important to a young growing boy. In “Barn Burning”, there are several examples that occurs which demonstrates Sarty’s point of view of his father. Sarty’s father should’ve tried to be a role model for his son. When I was younger I looked up to my father and wanted to be just like him when I grew

betrayal, and violence. His father abandoned him seeking to find a life less confrontational to a

Mr. Sanchez-Martinez and the evaluator discussed the future for the children. The father reported that he believes that he can care for the children needs. He stated that he wants to put the children in a positive state of mind. He indicated that he should have residential custody. He indicated that he does not believe that there will be any transitional issues with the children of custody.

Studies indicate that drug abuse is currently on the rise. The results are not limited to an increase in the number of deaths but also in the amount that individuals control. Notably, not only is it in the cities, it continually spreads to neighboring suburbs. Consequently, the number of death toll has more than doubled within a short period. Clearly, the drug is but to be labeled as a threat to the existence of the human race. Recent research indicates that the drug is becoming more prevalent among the whites especially women. Concretely, the increase is a result of the low prices it fetches

Every person reaches a point in their lives when they must define themselves in relation to their parents. We all come through this experience differently, depending on our parents and the situation that we are in. For some people the experience comes very early in their lives, and can be a significant life changing experience. In William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” Colonel Sartoris Snopes must decide either to stand with his father and compromise his integrity, or embrace honesty and morality and condemn his family. This is a difficult decision to make, especially for a ten year old boy that has nothing outside of what his father provides. Sarty’s decision to ultimately betray his father is dependent on his observation of Abner’s character