Prescription Drug Abuse

Aunt Kathy told Uncle Charlie that he could no longer invite strangers into the home, especially people who were a negative influence. It was creating an unhealthy environment for their two sons, James and Chuck. Uncle Charlie knew she was right deep down in his heart. Therefore, he left and decided to transform his life. He abruptly abandoned his drug use with no medical supervision. Uncle Charlie thought he was doing the right thing for himself and his family, but the approach he took wasn’t the best way to deal with this addiction. Withdrawal from this potent drug requires medical supervision. His inability to anticipate the consequences of his actions made his body and his mind take an unexpected turn. The effect was merely worse than when he was on drugs. He became miserable and psychotic. By now, knew he could not control his addiction. He didn’t have the desire to live on drugs either. He was at a

We knocked on the door of the off-campus apartment, as it opened we were confronted with the heavy stench of alcohol. A young girl was passed out on the living room floor, a pile of empty beer cans filled the kitchen sink, and the deafening music rattled the window panes. A group of girls managed to stumble past us. They waved goodbye to the host, who was handing drinks to me and my sister. It was not my first time drinking. In fact, everyone there was quite experienced – after all, it’s college. Half of the guests were completely drunk, and I had no problem with it. That is, until later that night when my sister locked herself in a room with a guy she had met only a week before. This prompted me to seriously consider the effects of

There is a high school student. Ralph Wiley grew up in a normal family like everyone and was a good student. After the day his friends asked him to try marijuana, his life began to change. He became addicted to marijuana, and he enjoyed the feelings after smoke. His life went down because he lived a life of promiscuity and suffered from mental illness. Ralph’s insanity caused him to become violent, failed in school and even further killed people. In fact, this is not a real case, it’s a movie called “Reefer Madness.” Even though it’s an imaginary story, maybe it actually happened somewhere we didn’t know.

Once this girl started with the drugs, she could not stop. As soon as she tried the first drug, it lead to all of the other drugs and things that she did. Her first time doing the drug was an accident, and she did not know, but she made the wrong choice in continuing to do them. She said it gave her a feeling of belonging and love that she had never felt before. If her parents or her close friends had paid more attention to her, then some of the events that happened would not have happened. Her heavy drug use lead to her runaway from home to the streets, involvement in crime, her prostitution, and her visit to the insane asylum. She found a "best friend" (Chris) - one that would give her drugs - and they decided to runaway and leave their family and friends to start their own shop in San Francisco. They thought they could not handle their parents telling them what is right and what is wrong, but that is what they needed to hear. They were naive in thinking they could live their lives alone without any rules or any authority.

The tragedy of Alex’s story, overdosing on heroin and being in a vegetative state with minimal cognitive activity, is incredibly heartbreaking. The potential and dreams he had for himself and the dreams and aspirations his family had for him is what comes to mind when I read this article. This article also reminded me of the class discussions we have been having about all the “bubbles” people have over their head and what factors are affecting them and what they are affecting. In Alex’s case, his mother, a sole caregiver is playing a crucial role in Alex’s life, along with doctors, nurses, family members, and friends, who are all playing roles in Alex’s life. I think it is also important to consider how this tragedy has affected his mother,

Seventeen-year-old Layla had never tried drugs before. Then, she began dating Doug, a boy two years her senior, and things changed. Her mother didn’t like her daughter’s new boyfriend, but that didn’t stop Layla from seeing him. She would sneak around with him, and though her mother warned her about how he was too old and a bad influence, Layla dismissed the admonitions. After all, Doug had been nice enough-surprising her with flowers, saying nice things, and taking her to school. One morning, though, things took a turn for the worse.

“I thought Adderall was awesome but I did not know the side effects, I did not see it as a problem. I had easy access to the medication and I knew that I could always rely on it. By the end of my freshman year, I was to the point where I needed Adderall to function. By my sophomore and junior year, I was completely dependent on the medication; it gave me purpose to carry out my day and it was fun to me. I never saw it as a problem, until my life constantly revolved around it. I would wake up in the morning and I needed Adderall, it was the only way I could get up. My mother began to notice that I was changing, changing in ways that were not healthy!”

Underage drinking is a critical issue which can lead to severe consequences. These consequences have the potential to haunt someone throughout his or her life and can lead to an unfortunate outcome for everyone involved. It is not uncommon that those in stressful circumstances turn to drinking as a therapeutic solution to their problems. Although many may think alcohol is a remedy to the everyday stresses of life, the results of actions taken while under the influence can be detrimental. In Brenda’s life, these everyday stresses include the relationship with mother and the movement of her family to Westport, New York. In Vivian Vande Velde’s “Drop by Drop,” the adversity within Brenda’s family dynamic contributes to her illegal use of alcohol.

As I sat in my car, I watched, through teary eyes, into the door of an apartment while my parents tried to calm my older brother down. At the time, I did not have any idea why he was acting the way he was, but later at the hospital I figured out it was an overdose of LSD that was causing the irrational behavior. Looking back on that day now, I still remember the frigid air and the silence when I walked into the hospital room where my brother, Brandon, was laying with an endotracheal tube down his throat.

She’d alway had a bad reputation. Every new school ended with her being expelled. It wasn’t her fault, it never was. She had a habit of always being at the wrong place at the wrong time. She was bullied at the third school she went to. People tired her so she went under the bleachers on the football field. A few guys were there, making fun of the football players and… smoking weed. She started to walk pass them, the smell of the smoke was killing her lungs. One of the boys grabbed her short hair and tugged her over in his direction. He forced his mouth to hers and pushed a puff of smoke down her throat and into her lungs. She gagged as he sent another puff down her throat. She had no idea how long he had been forcing her to smoke but then

She went on with her uneasy behavior for a while. One day she was in the city getting her fix when she came across a guy named Robbie. He was sweet, funny, and had a head on it shoulders. When he introduced himself, she was flattered. He had no idea what kind of life she was living. That Saturday, they met for coffee. She had never met someone so down to earth. Being with him was a love she hadn’t felt sense she was a young girl. They started hanging out more, and over time, she no longer felt the need to get high. She didn’t care that she had recovered from cancer, or that she did not really have anything to do with her parents, Robbie made her happy. When she was with him, she strived to be a better

I looked up at my mom. She looked calm. I didn’t know how. The daughter she raised; the dancer, the singer, the honor roll student. The sister I grew up with; the one who helped me pick out my clothing for the first day of 4th grade, the one who taught me how to peak at Christmas gifts and re-wrap them without anyone noticing. The sweet girl we had known, had gotten to a point in her life where it made sense to her to inject heroin.

Abbi Abrams is a twenty-six year old female who works as a cleaner at a fitness center. She hates her job and would prefer to be a fitness trainer, but this goal continues to elude her. She is also a struggling artist and she dreams of quitting her job to pursue her art full-time. Abbi tries hard to find balance between being a self-sufficient and responsible adult and a free spirit. Some of Abbi’s biggest struggles come from her home life. She has a roommate who is always absent, but her roommate’s freeloading boyfriend is always around nevertheless. Abbi enjoys smoking marijuana, but indulges in it less often than her best friend Ilana.

One of the most influential books that I have ever read was a diary-based novel called Go Ask Alice. Go Ask Alice, which is also based on a true story, changed my view on life in so many ways. I have had a very troubled past, and at one point in my life, I had debated on running away. As I was reading this book, I learned all about this Alice girl’s life. She was a typical teenager, sweet and smart, and of course had boy troubles. Unfortunately, Alice had trouble fitting in sometimes, and when she was invited to a party, of course she went. Alice ended up drinking a can of soda with some type of drug, and after that, she was hooked.

A high schooler is going to a party, aware there are going to be drugs going on there. She knows she won’t go near anybody doing them, but doesn’t know she will start drinking……... Alot. She walks in and is immediately handed a drink, she looks around and she knows she isn’t in a good atmosphere. She starts drinking and a guy walks over and starts talking to her about drugs and how they are safe and fun. She gets hooked, she starts and never stops. She’s driving home and she isn’t stopping at stop lights, stop signs and isn’t seeing straight. She hits something and wakes up in the hospital completely unaware of what happened. Drugs have changed her life completely.