Scar Tissue Character Analysis

Addiction is a chronic brain disease that often results in some sort of relapse. Addiction is characterized by inability to control drug use which results in problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships. This disease causes compulsive behaviors such as the need to use drugs despite the many harmful consequences that affect the addicted individual and those around him or her. Although for most people, the initial decision to use drugs is a one time lapse in judgement, the brain is easily affected by these drugs if the person decides to use these drugs multiple times. The changes that occur to the brain over time will cause the addicted person’s ability to resist the intense impulses of drugs to be altered causing the addict to often give into the temptation of these drugs. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death. Drug addiction is an issue that many people deal with whether they are the addict or the addict is their loved one; but with a good source of support anyone can over come the challenges and consequences of addiction.

Addiction is a condition where a person continues to do an action repeatedly which can disrupt responsibilities the person might have. In Daniel Woodrell's novel, Winter's Bone, many of the characters in the Ozark community have an addiction to some kind of drugs. The protagonist, Ree Dolly lives in a world of addiction in an attempt to bring back her father and will ultimately save her house. People are not only addicted to drugs. Some characters in the novel are addicted to smoking, drugs/medication, and drinking.

Taking drugs makes the hypothalamus release dopamine. When the brain is filled with dopamine it causes a high which gets harder to get after each use of the substance. People like to get the high because it “provides enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person” (Cantagallo 4). When people are sad getting enjoyment from a compound sounds good. On the other hand, the enjoyment and reinforcement gets harder to achieve after each use of the drug. Stanton Peele thinks “Addiction derives from how powerful people’s drug use is, and how unwilling they are to withdraw from that experience” (Peele 1). Jekyll was using a lot of the drug because it was freeing. He did not want to give up the sensations until he killed someone while under the influence. Even after he tried to stop he got pulled back. Jekyll was dependant on the narcotic and the effects that came with being on it. Dependence is not cut and dried “Symptoms of dependence such as tolerance and withdrawal, occur with repeated use of any powerful medicine” (Peele 1). When someone is dependent on something they rely on a certain substance. Tolerance is the built up endurance a person develops with repeated contact. Withdrawal is the effects of no longer using the stimulant which is usually very painful. Jekyll built up his tolerance to the salt, “Since then I had been obliged on more than one occasion to double and once triple the amount” (Stevenson 141). Jekyll had to take more of the drug in order to get the same effects. His brain got adjusted to the amount he was taking and so that is no longer enough to satisfy him. With tolerance eventually comes withdrawal. Jekyll constantly tries to quit his bad habit. It is hard to quit substances such as drugs because of their addictive nature. During one of Jekyll’s dry spells he narrated “I began to be tortured with throes and longings of Hyde struggling after freedom; and at last, in an hour of moral

Tony had started dealing drugs in those shadowy hallways of Murphy Homes before he was ten. By the time he was fourteen, Tony had built a fierce reputation in the neighborhood. Despite his skinny frame and baby face, his eyes were lifeless and hooded, without a hint of spark or optimism. Tony’s dead-eyed ruthlessness inspired fear. He spent much of his time in West Baltimore but had decided to try to open up a drug sales operation in East Baltimore as well.

An addiction can lead to isolation which results in health problems. In the article “Drugs and Socializing”, it states, “addicts who consume drugs lose the bond with their family because that’s all they want in which comes to be hurtful to their health which can be deadly”, this indicates that an individual that's in a state of isolation and takes bad choices can harm one’s life for forever (Sara Bellum). Isolation can provoke corruption on someone’s healthy life. Addicts who consume drugs do it because that’s their way of letting go of all stress, this is where Isolation slowly but surely starts drowning people in which comes to harm in an instant. The consuming of drugs makes heart problems and liver issues come to play all because isolation from individuals and their loved one’s. In the Metamorphosis, it is seen that similarity there’s Gregor who holds an obsession that also comes to affect him drastically. In the Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka states,”Gregor's eyes then turned to the window and the overcast weather--he could hear raindrops hitting against the metal window ledge--completely depressed him", which shows that Gregor’s Isolated work life has had a hit on him that lead to depression, since he is not able to live his once hectic life because of the transformation of becoming a roach (3). It is evident that drugs and working too the extent of a human's ability can corrupt a person's life. A life with no social interaction, harms a person's health and the willingness to care about their state of being, a person's health is at stake when they let something dominate their life, such as a drug or even work. To conclude, many devastating things that can occur if a person does not try to get better as far as breaking free from anything that can trigger Isolation and health problems that could

In the novel, the character Claude killed his father because his father confiscated his drugs and refused to give them back. Claude traveled to New York City after his father’s death, where he

The choices he used to cope with his life events created his disorder. It almost seemed as inevitable for him to avoid this path because the cues that presented themselves were all just factors that amplified his poor mental health outcome. The biological indicator, the alcohol dependence for stress relief, and then the substance abuse that was evoked by the physicians were all measures that built on top of each other. The DSM-V categorizes substance use disorder as a combination of substance abuse and substance dependence. It is said that only two symptoms need to be apparent in order to be diagnosed with the disorder. Mark’s pharmacological effects of tolerance and withdraw of the pain medication are alone enough criteria for the diagnosis. In conclusion, Mark substance use disorder is a cluster oh his behavioral, cognitive, and physiological symptoms which resulted in his continue use of the substances despite the evident

Outward signs of substance abuse grow in intensity and number, leading to full-blown addiction. For example, an Opioid use disorder escalates very quickly and signs are readily apparent: A strong desire, or need for opioids, the inability to reduce consumption, continued use even though it interferes with personal and social obligations, the use of increasing amounts in closer intervals, the development of tolerance, a great deal of time and effort goes in to obtaining and using opioids, and symptoms of withdrawal that occur when attempting to stop, or limit, use.

In the play “Scar Tissue” we see how the main characters is so involved in her emotional self due to the death of her daughter. Throughout the play, we see how characters are all having separate problems, but they all connect with each other at the end because of the difficult circumstances. The play takes place in the hospital when the main character Claudia is having a discussion with lee, her patient. Throughout that time, we see how Alma, Claudia’s daughter who is a ghost appears and tries to distract he from everything. Alma is a very difficult character to understand because of the way she acts and expresses herself. The behavior that Claudia has most of the time is because of her. Alma symbolizes, Claudia’s behavior that she expresses into the world and towards other.

Addicts can still pursue normal lives. They can clean their apartment and even have a job. For example, some of the psychiatrist’s patients actually worked jobs while addicted to heroin. Sally states that addicts have time to make other choices and do other things. These addicts could seek out treatment or even quit cold turkey. She has evidence of some of her patients quitting completely. So it is possible for addicts to make other valuable decisions and choices to benefit them and lead them to quitting. However, relapse can occur but during the time they are not using the drug they have a choice to do it or to not do it. Internal and external cues also play a role in use of the desired drug. For example, in the external cues if a person sees something or even hears something it could trigger them into reuse of the drug. Another example, in the internal cues if a person feels stressed or bored that can trigger their reuse as well. There are also factor that can cause the patient to not reuse the drug such as going to jail, disappointing their family, or losing a job. Some of her patients came to a point of self examination and that led them to want to fix their current addiction. The small choices like who to spend time with is crucial during the recovery phase because they could cause relapse. The

Addicts use drugs to overcome their feelings. If an addict is feeling sad, happy, or angry, they use. This leads to their addictions. After a while, the addict can’t hold a steady job,

In the memoir, “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City” by Nick Flynn, drug use plays a huge role. Throughout the memoir, Flynn describes his father’s struggles with alcoholism and how it continually caused negative events in his life. Along with his father he also explains the drug use of his mother and friends. Flynn not only describes the consequences of other’s drug use, but also his own. During his memoir, Flynn continually gives drug use a negative connotation, through the actions and decisions of his characters.

The non-fictional novel The Addict offers a current perspective through the author’s eyes, Michael Stein, into the trials and tribulations that one has to go through when being an opiate addict. The processes that addicts go through becomes instantly examinable, offering insight into how individuals become addicted and what they go through while trying to become rehabilitated. Lucy Fields is the main patient described by Michael Stein in this book. Lucy is addicted to Vicodin and has been addicted for a number of years. Despite many social stigmas associated around addicts, becoming addicted to anything does not happen in a short amount of time. The context in which a person is living, their socioeconomic status, their social support and perceived social support are all factors in becoming addicted or rehabilitated. Throughout the book Michael Stein speaks about multiple patients and refers to buprenorphine as the primary prescribed drug for opiate users, he also refers to methadone treatment. The effectiveness of buprenorphine was shown through the book and how it is, with the help of adequate social and medical support, a viable option with regards to treating opiate addiction.

Imagine this: You’re a newlywed and you think that you’ve finally found someone to love and accept you for who and what you are. However, after the honeymoon, they look you dead in your eyes and say “You know that one thing you do? I hate it and you need to change.” Or even worse, they look at you and say “You know, you’re really ugly.” That’s exactly what Aylmer does to his wife in the “The Birthmark,” a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Aylmer, is a man of science that at the beginning of the story, decides that it is time for him to leave his laboratory and find a wife. He eventually marries a woman by the name of Georgiana. She has a birthmark on her cheek in the shape of a hand, which Aylmer, oddly enough, did not notice

A person’s body, in almost every aspect of its being, is addicted when one is a mild to chronic user and abuser. The nervous system, brain, and muscle tissue are all living in anticipation of the next high. So, for the addict, it is crucial that the cycle of behavior, is broken. The addict needs to pull up the anchor that keeps them from moving forward. This means changing environments, patterns and even sometimes friends and social associates.