The Case Of Drug Abuse

It is important is know about signs of substance abuse so that you can recognize it easily. The signs of substance abuse come in the form of physical or behavioral symptoms. Drug abuse negatively affects a person's behavior and habits as he or she becomes more dependent on the drug. The drug itself can alter the brain's ability to focus it's thoughts, depending on the substance. Behavioral changes can be noticed in a person's performance throughout the day, when their behavior has changed dramatically in a negative way. Changes in behavior, such as the following, can indicate a problem with drug abuse: Increased aggression or irritability, changes in personality, depression, dramatic changes in

In this paper I’m going to discuss one example of drug use and I’m going to relate it back to the public. While still posing the question “Is this a personal trouble or a public issue?”

Drug abuse is a worldwide problem and one that has plagued the United States for decades. Drug abuse negatively impacts not only the individual user, but also our society as a whole. The fight to prevent the manufacturing and trafficking of illegal drugs into the country has made very little impact on its accessibility to those that wish to partake. According to the National Drug Control Budget Report for 2015, the President of the United States request $25.4 Billion in Fiscal Year 2015 in order to reduce drug use and its consequences in the U.S. (National Drug Control Budget, 2014). In addition to the enormous amount of money the federal government has pledged to fight this social problem, there are numerous organizations and institutions committed to keeping people off drugs and rehabilitating those fortunate enough to have survived their use. Two organizations working to do solve the problem of drug abuse and the associated destructive behaviors are the Drug Abuse Resistance Education also known as D.A.R.E. program and Narcotics Anonymous.

In the United States of America, we, the people value several things, some of which

“In 2014, nearly two million Americans either abused or were dependent on prescription opioid pain relievers (“Injury Prevention and Control: Opioid Overdose,” 2016.)” The CDC is now saying that the United States is in an epidemic. The purpose of this paper is to explore the increasing drug use in the United States over the last decade. The primary focus is on the administration of opioid analgesics and the addicting mechanisms of these medications, and what they are used for. It will talk about the deaths related to these medications and the health effects, and the other types of drugs these medications can lead to, such as heroin. This paper will also talk about the costs related to opioid analgesics in the hospitals and in the community, and what we as health care providers can be doing to help stop this epidemic.

On 5/12/17, Hennepin County Child Protection accepted a report of alleged neglect prenatal exposure of baby boy to controlled substances or their derivatives by mother Rachel Casey. Per reporter Rachel gave birth to baby boy on 5/11/17 and has tested positive for substances throughout her pregnancy. Per reporter Rachel did not test positive at birth, and baby boy’s meconium is pending. Also, per reporter did not know if Rachel is or has been prescribed the buprenorphine and methadone.

As the numbers grow of students who abuse drugs and alcohol, so does the poverty rate. The poverty rate in our rural community only creates a vicious cycle that has to be broken. There are many ideas that could render the debilitating effects of drug and alcohol abuse, sadly they have not been implemented. One solution that stands out in my mind is education. School aged children need to be heavily educated on the cycle of drug and alcohol abuse. Many students have witnessed this cycle, but they need a way out and through education that can be achieved. Students not only need to see school as a safe place, but also as a place where they can earn a diploma and learn life skills that will lead them in the right direction.

Though cocaine is illegal, we are still seeing it targeted to adolescents and teenagers by dealers. Parents, especially, need to be diligent in watching for signs of addiction; they are numerous and some can be debilitating and life threatening. Some of the most easily recognized signs that a person is abusing cocaine are restlessness, irritability, anxiety, mood swings, paranoia, rapid or uneven heartbeat, confusion, lack of appetite, insomnia, nosebleeds, hoarseness and a chronically

According to the United Nation, drug abuse kills 200,000 people worldwide each year. Substance abuse is a huge issue we are fighting in today’s world that everyone seems to ignore or pretends not to notice. Although there are many factors to contribute to someone’s drug addiction, fortunately many treatments are available to save that person from the horrible life they would suffer from. Substance abuse is not just heroine, amphetamines or cocaine it also could be alcohol, prescription pills or club pills (roofies, ecstasy, LSD…). These are just to name some of the many types of drugs people get addicted too.

Drug and substance abuse has become prevalent in the contemporary society. Today many people abuse drugs because of the exposure they receive from the internet. Smoking of tobacco and its products has been legalized in the American soil despite its hazardous health impacts. However, the various group argues that smoking of tobacco should be eliminated because of the unhealthy related issues it triggers while smokers claim that it is their right to smoke. The society has a duty to protect young generations and nurture them to responsible adults. Let us imagine living in an environment where every individual smoked cigarettes? For the people who love smoking the idea would be appealing to them while for those who hate smoking it would feel devastated and uncomfortable to stay in an environment filled with smoke. The ruling state should not allow the mediocrity of the profit making institution continue harming the citizens through the selling of harmful tobacco substances. Banning tobacco inhaling products on American soil would lead to significant, positive changes for the public as a whole.

Well, it is more than obvious that Jen has some issues in her life that she tries to suppress with alcohol or that she tried to overcome with marijuana usage. Moreover, it is important to look at all aspects of her problems. Smoking marijuana in order to ‘’reduce stress’’ (more likely to forget about her abuse as a kid) through her high school time doesn’t look like a big issue, but it might left a pattern that Jen picked up later in her life in order to deal with her problems. She obviously learned that facing problems through substance usage is her way to go and to deal with the same, which is completely wrong. In my opinion, as I stated, smoking marijuana does not present a substance abuse problem, but rather a core for something that became substance abuse later in Jen’s life. She states that she can go couple of days without alcohol, but also that she uses it in order to reduce her stress. Furthermore, Jen feels anxious about the times when she does not use the alcohol.

For any professional working in the substance abuse treatment field, they will very likely come across situations and be presented with dilemmas relating to personal beliefs, judgments, and values. Drug or substance use and abuse have been a controversial and heated topic around the world for centuries. Drug abuse, in a way, is a facet of human culture that has been present for a great deal of human history in general. Every culture handles the issue of drug abuse differently. The history of how a society views persons with addictions is intermeshed with emotion, misperceptions, and prejudice that directly affects the care of drug abusers. This is a kind of awareness that drug users and those who provide drug treatment or rehabilitation should have. They may be susceptible to treating patients different because of their own personal views or because of the culturally normative views of that particular society. Just like teenagers may be automatically considered dangerous or irresponsible, it is fairly normative in a health care setting for a patient to be perceived negatively just because that person is a known drug user. Because of the highly charged emotional nature of the substance abuse treatment field, providers should possess the tools to explore ethical dilemmas objectively. By doing so, and by examining their own reactions to the situation, providers can proceed with the most ethical course of action. Ethical practice is

This paper examines how the abuse of drugs and alcohol can drastically alter the dynamics of the family as a whole. Addiction is a chronic disorder that tears families apart as it destroys the individuals themselves. There is a thin line that family members walk in order to function with an addict daily. The impact that family member have can either be a positive facilitator towards the addicts recovery or the family can become drawn into the addicts world of abuse and addiction. There are various assorted roles that family member take on when it comes to either interacting with an addicted family member or merely being an innocent bystander. Within the world of addiction there are tools that family members can utilize to gain a greater perspective on the disease as well as guard their lives from the insanity that sparks from addiction.

Drug addiction is one of society 's biggest problems and it is rampant among teenagers and young adults and one of the most abused drugs is marijuana. Cannabis sativa or marijuana usually grows throughout tropical and temperate climates and then plant 's stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds are then dried. What attracts to most users is the mind altering effect these parts produce which is addictive to some extent. It is usually smoked as cigarette, or in a pipe. It is also smoked in blunts, in which cigars will be emptied of tobacco and refill with marijuana or sometimes it is combined with another drug. It can also be brewed as tea or mixed in food. Hashis is a more concentrated, resinous form which is sticky black liquid, hash oil. The

In American society, drugs have influenced many people and have created many downfalls within their lives. Despite the thought of harmful consequences in one’s life, drug abuse has changed an individual’s way of thinking and how their body operates. People who have participated in drug use find it difficult to stop because it leads to serious addiction. The changes in their brain control their thoughts making it challenging for that individual to stop using drugs. Today, drug abuse leaves a negative impact on the brain, damages many families, end many lives, and disobeys God’s command. Although some argue that drugs are part of God’s creation, drug use denounces Christian faith and God’s word demonstrates that drugs are wrong.