Substance Abuse Pros And Cons

The worker contacted Anita Roberson who the mother of Amber Bowe and grandmother to her children. The worker asked Mrs. Bowe if she had any concerns for a Mr. William Chadwick who is the father of Amber Bowe’s younger children Jameson and Jackson. Mrs. Bowe stated “William is verbally and physically abusive the kids. Jameson has told me her dad has called her a “bitch” before because he was mad at her. Jackson has told me he dad has thrown him on the bed by his neck because daddy was upset at him. Mrs. Roberson recanted she was told by the children about an incident where Jackson had defecated in his underwear and William made him “eat” the feces as punishment. Mrs. Roberson stated all the previous incidents occurred around the time Jackson

The case was brought to DCFS attention when a reporter stated on 7/11/17, OPWI attempted to obtain an emergency order of protection on behalf of Kiara (age 7). Reportedly Ashley (mother) is actively using METH and also methodone she gets from a clinic, and is also involved in prostitution. Ashley told OPWI that Ashley ''can't wait outside for the bus to go to drug court because she's done bad things to people (robbed people, committed home invasion, taken people's money and drugs) and these people are after her.'' Reporter states that one of these people came to OPWI's house looking for Ashley and scared Kiara. Ashley recently got out of jail, stayed with OPWI for a couple of days, left last Friday telling Kiara she would be back in a couple of hours, didn't return

The reporter stated the child did not have any visible marks or bruises and did not have to receive any emergency medical care. The reporter stated the floors are falling through and they have to use a board in some parts of the home to walk. Mrs. Jones stated charges have been filed against an unknown male that touched the child’s leg. The reporter also stated she was informed that two days ago, Cecilia was with her mother in Carrolton, MS while she drove around looking for pills. The reporter stated DHS or law enforcement was not contacted at that time with this information. Per the reporter, the child was taken from the home and left with Jessica Dixon, a family friend. The reporter stated the child was left with Jessica because she and Mr. Jones are truck drivers and had to leave for work. Mrs. Jones stated they leave for work on Thursday and return on

In facilities, there are generally administrative staffs taking care of daily running. It also includes counselor, defined as a staff member who had direct clinical contact with clients, including counselors, social workers, case managers, clinical supervisors, and therapists. These can be full-time, part-time, and contractual basis. Not all facilities has availability of a psychiatrist. Most public facilities have psychiatric affiliation. Programs are generally accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) or the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). (National Survey of Substance AbuseTreatment Services (N-SSATS): 2013, 2013)

Intoxication is the state of being administered drugs involuntarily or voluntarily. People who are drunk usually commit a major amount of criminal offences. The human being’s mood, awareness or mindfulness can be changed by alcohol which is a drug, or any other drugs or elements, resulting in the slackening of self-consciousness and of damaging movements, responses, decision and capability to predict consequences. Although considered as a defence, intoxication is really not a defence. A drunk person will not commit the same acts when he is sober, and he cannot raise the defence of intoxication even if he is capable of creating the necessary mens rea he is accused of. ‘A drunken intent is nevertheless an intent’, this was quoted from the

Thank you for your reply, I agree with your comment chronic substance abuse is seen as a chronic illness or a disorder. It definitely disrupt the brain reward system it dictates when it’s time rather it’s mentally, emotionally, or physically by interrupting the person’s improved state of wellbeing during treatment. The pros and cons of sobriety may have some risk factors especially as far as low motivation. That’s one reason it’s good that treatment plans are modified according to the clients need as a preventive measure. Being aware of the warning signs for substance use may minimize some chances of re-occurring relapse based on a case by case situation. Since the person has adapted to using as a part of their daily function, the body and

Drug, it is a simple word defined by the Medical dictionary as a “stimulating or depressing substance that can be habituating or addictive”, (The Free Dictionary) and 80% of high school students have personally witnessed illegal use, possession, and dealing of drugs on school grounds. By the time they are thirteen, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana. (DoSomething) Schools that have student drug testing programs, found that they are effective in reducing drug use and improving the learning environment for all students.

To begin with, the high-risk situation consists of three adolescent males two Caucasian and one African-American, however all All-star high school basketball players. Next, the two Caucasians cohorts persuaded the African-American male to rob another male who happens to be Caucasian and known as the school's drug dealer. Of course, the African-American male obliged and he the only one out the three with transportation. In any case, the Caucasians decided to commit criminal acts against the drug dealer, while the African-American male sat in the car unknowingly of the plan of attack. For the most part, the African American male presumed innocent at the time, however, he became the master mind of the whole situation.

Every year, thousands of students graduate and enter full time jobs in the workforce excited to begin their careers. However these young adults do not realize some of the immense pressures that await them, this can arise from tight deadlines and high expectations that they may not feel they can live up to in the first few months. This can cause many of these transitioning graduates to panic and look for ways to calm themselves down once they get home from work. With the stresses of work continually wearing on their mental health, many people become vulnerable to drug abuse. One studied also showed that 8.7 percent of full-time adult workers aged 16 to 64 used alcohol heavily in one month, 8.6 percent used illegal drugs, and 9.5 were dependent on one or both of the substances during the year. Yet it is not only the middle class workers that are susceptible to the lure of drugs and alcohol. As we know there is a high percentage of the wealthy population that feel these substances are the answer to some of their problems in life, whether it’s to fit in, to achieve a high in a lifestyle which already provides them so much, or to just experience something new, many affluent individuals find themselves caught in a cycle of addiction which is tough to break. Although, no matter what background you have there is always a way to get your life back on track if you truly want too, there are many different methods to combat these addictions and rehab centers that provide intervention

The meaning of addiction has been misconceived on multiple occasions and yet we fail to see it. There are two forms of addiction that we can recognize. A medical diagnosis, according to the Medical Dictionary is a “diagnosis based on information from sources such as findings from a physical examination, interview with the patient or family or both, medical history of the patient and family, and clinical findings as reported by laboratory tests and radiologic studies.” This form of addiction differs from a person’s own form of addiction. How many times have people said, “ I’m addicted to?”, basically giving themselves a self diagnosis. We take lightly to the word addiction because to us it's something that doesn't affect our lives, but to others it takes over their lives. According to the website, “ The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction “ Addiction is defined as “a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.” It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain; they change its structure and how it works. Drug addiction through the media is not very popular we see very few ads on the internet about drug addiction rehab centers.

“According to the Legalization supporters the economy takes more damage if drugs are illegal, they state that it will make the public funds wasted on the enforcement of drug laws an example of that are workers such as DEA and the police which searches for drugs users or people who possess drugs. The government pays billions of billions of money on the search for drugs each year. The prisoners which are imprisoned because of drug use also cost the government a lot of money, according to studies (New York times, accessed 2016-05-23) 58% of the federal prisoner population are imprisoned for drug related crime, The city pays $167,731 to feed, house and guard each inmate every year, and 58% of the prisoners are accused and locket in of drug related crime so imagen how much money that are used for just to maintain the convicts. Instead this money could be used for more important factors for the good society. The borders are also a much discussed question; we have all heard or watched the TV-programs about the drug war and the high security boarders to prevent different type of drugs trespassing in to the country and what we see on these programs are true. Since 1981 USA started to use tax dollar to prevent the smuggling from Colombia’s cocaine, Jamaican marijuana, Burmese heroin and so on, but all do there are a lot of tax

When addressing drug addiction, it is important that people choose their words wisely, as many can easily be offended. Is drug addiction a choice or something a person cannot choose? In Seattle, safe-injection sites are legal. A safe-injection is a place where people who are addicted to drugs can safely inject those drugs under the watch of nurses, who are there in case of an overdose, so they can provide the drug Naloxone which is used against opiates. According to Alice Park and Paul Moakley (2017), “From 2002 to 2015, deaths from heroin overdose increased more than sixfold, and in 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reported more than 30,000 seizures of fentanyl, a dramatic spike from the 5,000 documented in 2014”. By having a place where nurses are available in case of an overdose could help bring the number of deaths down caused by an overdose. Safe-injection sites could help in a way to lessen the spread of diseases through shared needles, but it does not help the fact the people are still doing those drugs. By giving addicts a safe place to do drugs, like Heroin for example, it is making them think that doing drugs is an okay thing to do, when in reality it is illegal to be distributed and harms the body and brain. However, by giving addicts a safe place to inject could possibly make them realize that they need to get help. Instead of pushing addicts to quit and get help, if they see that they have an actual problem, then the help that they would get could

with prohibition of illicit drugs and the aftermath is shocking. For decades there has been

Drugs should be banished. Drugs use prescription is a big problem around the world today. According to Wikipedia, "Drug addiction is a complex brain disease, it is characterized by compulsive, at times uncontrollable drug, seeking, and use that persist even in face of extreme, negative consequences." Even though some people believes drug prescription from doctors can help a lot of people to relief their pain or the disease they have, individuals who use these prescriptions will lead to addiction by destroying their life and possibly to death.

I was only four years old at the time but little did I know it was my first time seeing a drug related problem involved in my family. A cousin of mine had a drug and alcohol addiction, his name was Jason. He came by my house around once or twice a week and I’d always look at the window as he walked up to my house. He had been neglected by other family members but not my mother. He would come by everyday because he wasn’t living anywhere at the time and my mom would give him food and something to drink everytime he came by. I wouldn’t necessarily say this was a negative or positive experience simply because I was only four years old and at the time I just couldn’t really understand it. As the years went on he had began to stop coming over and eventually I didn’t know why until I was in the 6th grade which was when we had our sex ed and drug education classes for school. I began to understand the problem and I reassured it with my mom and she finally told me that he had an addiction. With all the videos going around about drugs we focused mostly on marijuana. As a kid I was raised to believe it was an evil drug because of these videos we had watched in school. Little did I know the drug actually isn’t all that bad compared to the other drugs such as heroine. At the time they never even showed us that marijuana was both a medical and recreational drug. That would have changed my outlook on the drug at the time. In cases it has cured cancer and does plenty of other great things