Substance Abuse In Rural America

Located in the northwest of the United States is the state of Idaho. The state is most known for its expansive swaths of protected wilderness. It also has many outdoor recreation areas and boasts a mountainous landscape. Idaho is a great state to reside in thanks in part to these features. In addition, the rate of drug-related deaths is lower in Idaho than the national average. Unfortunately, they still face a big problem when it comes to substance abuse.

The beautiful state of Colorado has diverse landscape including the snow-covered Rocky Mountains, along with river canyons and arid deserts. The state’s capital, Denver, is perched a mile about sea level. The state of Colorado is a state of unmatched beauty. However, the state still has to deal with its fair share of ugly drug and alcohol abuse problems. Read below to learn more about Colorado’s substance abuse and mental health issues:

Variables in this paper include drug courts, male and female addicts, non-rural and rural areas/communities.

A woman of 1920 would be surprised to know that she would be remembered as a "new woman." Significant changes for women took place in politics, at home, in workplace, and in education.

For instance, if an individual lives in the ghetto, they are mostly connected in some way to the use of illicit drugs and alcohol use. Indeed, this can be due to the numerous amount of bars located in a low-income neighborhood or sale of illicit drugs within the community. In the article Five Stereotypes about Poor Families and Education, Valerie Strauss asserted, “We also should realize that when these problems do exist in low-income families, they have the potential to be particularly devastating because people in poverty who are struggling with substance abuse generally do not have at their disposal the sorts of recovery opportunities available to wealthier families. Nor do they have access to preventative medical attention that might catch and treat growing dependencies before they become full-fledged additions.” (Strauss, 2013) Therefore, instead of labeling poor individuals as the responsibility of the drug and alcohol abuse epidemic, a solution can be given to assist these individuals with these problems before the addiction grows and becomes out of hand to

We will be examining substance abuse among adolescents in Orange County (OC) and assessing the contributing factors and different interventions currently offered. Adolescent substance abuse is difficult to identify because, unlike diseases, there are generally no physical manifestations. Therefore, proper education and resources geared towards at-risk adolescents must effectively address the underlying contributors of substance abuse. National statistics generally suggest that poverty is directly related to substance abuse. However, Courtney Perkes, a writer for the Orange County Register, notes that wealth is associated with substance abuse among teens, especially those living “in south Orange County and

The reading begins with two different accounts written by anonymous students at the Union College in Barbourville, KY; in these stories, both these individuals shared their personal experiences on how it’s like to live in poverty. In the first story the author goes into detail on how poverty has affected their social standing within society, which in turn affects who they hang out with and how they are treated by the public at large. She gives a personal anecdote of this when sharing about an incident where she got into a fight with another girl over a remark the latter had made, while both were at fault the poorer of the two received a five-day suspension, while the other wasn’t punished at all, it wasn’t until after she returned to school did she learn that the other girl’s father donated large amounts of money to the school. The second experience details the correlation of drug life and poverty, growing up surrounded by drugs and alcohol it wasn’t difficult for the author to get into that lifestyle and before she was buying and selling drugs for profit. Her and her husband attempted to make a normal living, but found it difficult to impossible to do due to limited employment opportunities, without much choice they went back to growing and selling marijuana in order to support themselves

The high percentages of drug and alcohol abuse in Southern Appalachia can be rooted in the economic realities of this region because if people aren’t making enough money than they can become depressed and turn to drugs to help “aid” them. This behavior only hurts them more in every aspect of their lives

Substance abuse including drugs, alcohol, or both is combined with an area of devastating social conditions, including family separation, financial problems, lost capacity, failing in school, domestic violence, child abuse, and crime. Furthermore, both social characters and legal responses to the use of alcohol and drugs make substance abuse one of the most complicated public health issues. Understanding these aspects is key to lowering the number of people who

Alcohol use is also seen to be greater in urban settings. The Lumbee Indian population, for example, shows a prevalence of 72.6%, while the rural population reports 45.7% (May 1996). This trend of substance abuse among American Indians has not changed greatly since 1975 when research looking at these populations began (Beauvais, 1998). Alcohol abuse has been historically prevalent among American Natives, and has been a problem since its introduction by early European settlers. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3068262)

Cerdá, Magdalena et al. "The Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty And Alcohol Use: Estimation By Marginal Structural Models". US National Library of Medicine. N.p., 2017. Web. 8 Mar. 2017.

My article is on the rising rates of drug overdose deaths in rural areas. These rates are supposedly surpassing the rates in metropolitan areas. I was shocked when I read that drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury death in the US, approximately 52,000 deaths, this shocked me because there has been a lot of shootings and murders recently in the US, as well. So, with drugs keeping the top spot, I believe we, the united states, need to be stricter on the use of drugs. Also, those who need treatment, should be able to receive these treatments no matter their socio-economic level. In my opinion, drugs are so common in today’s life but there is not a lot of education on the affects they have on us and when you should stop, which is why so

Thousands of years ago, humans first started drinking wine, then later on in around 4000 B.C. narcotics were used, but during the 19th century is when the active substances in drugs were found. Many of these substances were given over the counter and weren 't regulated, which meant that people could easily obtain substances such as morphine, cocaine, landuam, and many others. During the early 1900s, an estimate of about 250,000 people were abusing a substance within the United States. Substance abuse is a serious problem which can affect one 's physical and psychological capabilities, their relationships, and also their daily life overall. Overusing a substance may lead to addiction, which can be hard to overcome, but it 's not impossible.

"Wake up, partners," the trail boss, James called. I sleepily looked up , shivered, and saw I was the only one not up. "Here," James said, giving me the horses' bridles and saddles. "Take these and get the horses ready. We have a long day today." I groaned in reply and set up the horses for the day's long drag. I was the horse wrangler and this was my everyday job but I still couldn't get use to the idea of waking up before the sun and working. We drove the cattle into open plains against the winter's cold wrath.

The use and misuse of illicit drugs in today’s society can be blamed on both individual, and societal factors. With the use of societal factors researchers can show the effect for a larger population, and provide better information of the population. Blaming the individual for developing the addiction will not fix issues that lie in society that worked against the individual, the underlying issues of poverty and addiction, many scholarly articles mention bad neighborhoods, low income, and loose family ties with future drug use. I will be using evidence from articles involving both teen and adult drug use and addiction, as the effect on society is noticed in both age brackets. “Substance use is considered a problem by individual addicts who seek treatment, by institutions within society (such as the police or the medical system) that deal with substance use and its consequences on a day-to-day basis, and by national organizations such as governments or supranational organizations, such as the International Narcotics Control Board (a United Nations agency located in Vienna). (Adrian) I will be using scholarly articles to explain the sociological reasoning behind drug use, with theories involving low-income neighborhoods, leading to lessening of family involvement which can lead to drug use. “Drug abuse affects a community 's living conditions and economy, its youth, and the environment for crime.” (Watts)