Neil Postman believes the world focuses on entertainment values and not on real world issues. These beliefs are true; the argument is well qualified because in this world, many Americans focus their ideals on celebrities instead of aspects of importance like drug abuse. People invest the time in the material objects and celebrities whereas there are plenty of other problems in this world that Americans seem to ignore or refute.
Methamphetamine is known for causing brain damage, but people tend to disagree on this concept that methamphetamine has no dangerous effects on the cognitive ability. In fact, Carl Hart, an associate professor of psychology, adamantly disagrees to the dangers reported by media and other research professionals (Merino).
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Therefore, he concluded that the cognitive disruption is highly overstated (Merino). Hart was a user of meth, so due to the personal relationship that Carl has with the drug methamphetamine, he is passionate about his claims that the drug does not present any long term debilitating consequences (Merino). Each year in the United States, 1.5 million people face arrests due to drug violations either by selling or using (Merino). Because of these arrests, Hart argues that the country is simply ignorant of the drugs, and this is why drugs have yet to be legalized and instead remain decriminalized which relates broadly to Postman’s opinion about people’s ignorance towards real world problems due to the lack of accurate knowledge (Merino). Also, a medication insusceptible to Hart’s remarks is pseudoephedrine - an over-the-counter drug …show more content…
Because physicians believed that cocaine was a cure for heart disease, they promoted its use, and a major soft drink company Coca Cola used this drug substance in their soft drinks (Blachford, Krapp). It was not until more research was concluded and publicized that the real effects of cocaine were made public. It was determined that cocaine stimulates the central nervous system which increased the heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and body temperature (Blachford, Krapp). Cocaine in the natural coca leaf state is not, whatsoever, addictive nor does this drug create a euphoric reaction in the user, but when chemically altered, the drug is addictive (Blachford, Krapp). In the process of using cocaine, the dopamine and serotonin receptors are disrupted. These specific receptors affect one’s mood, memory, and appetite (O’Sullivan). Also bupropion is a prescribed medication that people use as a mimic for cocaine (Koshy). Bupropion goes by the name of “poor man’s cocaine” because of the inexpensive price of $2.50 per pill and the cocaine-like high the user receives (Koshy). Again Postman’s argument proves itself true with the history that surrounds cocaine use: people were unaware of the side effects of cocaine use due to lack of knowledge about the drug. Referring to Brave New World, soma causes the people to “[embark] for lunar eternity” just as cocaine stimulates the
The government had sanctioned a law that prohibited the use of selling cocaine and without a doubt the usage of this substance. Knowing the fact cocaine is stimulus-addicting drug; the absences of this ponderous drug forced an
The body of a human may appear to be aging like everyone else's, taking it day by day and getting hit with the details of age. Wrinkles will start to form in weird places and soon enough, grey hair will sprout from one's head. These little things prove that a person's life is being lived to its very last day. When the body is put through things that it wasn't made for, like the consumption of drugs, everything can seem fine on the outside, by the body can slowly be dying. The past month may become a blur and one minute your fine and the next you're angry at the world. Methamphetamine is a stimulant that is an addictive drug used by teens and young adults. It is a very dangerous drug that can be used and seen in many different ways. More often, people are not just taking a meth, they are using the binge and crash method due to the fact that the high starts and then fades quicker than most (“National
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"Cocaine and crack are among the most addictive substances known to modern science, and they have already ruined the lives of millions of Americans" (Morganthau and Miller, 208). Cocaine and crack are both dangerous, harmful drugs. Though pleasurable effects can be obtained from these drugs, the use of crack and cocaine cannot be worth the actual consequences that are inflicted on mind and body. The bad effects of these drugs, by far outweigh the good. Because crack and cocaine are so closely related, it is important to have a firm understanding of both drugs.
The abuse of methamphetamine is a very serious problem in the United States. According to one national survey, approximately 10 million people in the United States have tried methamphetamine at least once (Meth Abuse and Addiction, 2010). Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. Although most of the methamphetamine used in this country comes from foreign or domestic super labs, the drug is also easily made in small clandestine laboratories, with inexpensive over the counter ingredients. Methamphetamine is commonly known as “speed,” “meth,” and “chalk.” In its smoked form it is often referred to as “ice,” “crystal,” “crank,” and “glass.” It is a
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