The Drug Addiction Of The United States

Heroin addiction is one of the leading killers of adolescents and adults in the United States. In recent years, addiction has skyrocketed, and “the rate of heroin-related overdose deaths increased by 286 percent between 2002 and 2013.” In 2002, “100 people per 100,000 were addicted to heroin, and that number has doubled by 2013” (The National Institute on Drug Abuse 2013). The most affected populations include low income males, adolescents, and those who have a family history of addiction, due to their increased susceptibility and crime-ridden environment. While it may seem as though heroin addiction is “just another drug problem” in the U.S., it is actually a problem of major public health importance because there are numerous physical, economic, and social risks associated with heroin dependence. Heroin dependence in the United States accounts for brain damage, increased homelessness, crime, and incarceration rates, as well as economic decline.

Our founding fathers imagined a country full of freedom and opportunity. This divine objective, however, did not promise such to everyone. As our government today views the original documents made by our fathers, we come to realize that they did not specify all our questionable rights presently.

Over the course of history our Nation’s goal has been to achieve “The Vision of a free society” which is expressed in the Declaration of Independence but I don't think we’ve gotten to this goal quite yet. America has achieved a lot of great things such as the Amendments and so on but there are little things that helped move the process along. Our natural rights is an example, the right of seeking ‘life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness’ are all things that we are entitled to and no one should ever be able to take it away. Our government has actually been changed when someone has believed that they were not represented by the United States of America with unfair rights.

Imagine waking up from a warm bed, taking a shower, getting dressed, either went to work, school, or both. These are all basic needs, basic needs that many people in the United States today do not have. Most people would agree that a day like this is fairly ordinary. Shelter, clothes, food, education, and family are all things that are usually taken for granted and things that every person deserves. Unfortunately, these things do not belong to everyone. Far too many people in this country have no homes. They own only the clothes that they wear. They do not know where their next meal will come from and they don't have family or friends to lean on for support. The government should supply resources for the homeless like free education/ job training,

Addiction is an epidemic in the United States of America. Yet out of all the addictive substances that are available to Americans, Alcohol has become the leading stimulant to flourish this outbreak. According to the 2014 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration statistics, 60.9 million Americans considered themselves binge drinkers while 1 in 10 underage alcohol users, age 12 to 20, already themselves considered heavy alcohol users (SAMHSA, http://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-FRR1-2014/NSDUH-FRR1-2014.pdf ). Since alcohol addiction can affect any socioeconomic status and any street corner in America, many Americans know a friend or a family member that has been struck by this epidemic. I myself am one of those Americans. Although my grandmother lost her battle to addiction more

It might seem like the United States has become more lenient on drug enforcement and addiction. Considering that municipalities removed penalties for bringing in someone overdoing on drugs into the emergency room and have lowered the minimum amount of time someone spends in prison for drug possession.

As citizens of the United States of America, we have been granted, or believe we naturally possess the right to certain, fundamental entitlements, such as the right to vote, or bear arms, or the freedom to speak, or worship whomever one chooses. According to the Declaration of Independence, one of the documents on which our country bases its government on, “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

The United States has a rich history of its residents seeking to reclaim freedom from an authoritative political figure through governmental resistance. In the mid-1970s the US experienced the Gay Liberation movement, during the 1960s there was the Civil Rights movement and let us not forget the women’s suffrage movement of the late 1840s; moreover, all of these social injustice movements were generated off the premise that American citizens are entitled to three freedoms: life, liberty, and possession. This inherent argument traces back to the infamous American Revolution, in which American colonists refused to give England absolute power over the thirteen colonies. The Declaration of Independence clearly outlines this claim stating, “We hold

As the bill of rights is certain to state the blatant freedoms of the American people, there is a drastic need for the bill to be integrated in our constitutions. Contrary to the Federalists who are not seeking to safeguard the independent rights of our people, these are not simply “political privileges.”. The own oppressing monarchs of our forefathers before us mistreated them and derided their fight for freedom by using such language to ridicule the liberties as mere privileges. The United States democracy is a government for the people, yet these Federalists do not want the citizens who reside in this very country to be granted these simple birthrights to keep our leaders balanced alongside the powers of an

The topic of our rights come about all through out time. When dealing with this country’s “norms”, the contrast in peoples beliefs does not seem to be any different. Some believe that the purpose of standing up for the pledge/ anthem or using “under god” within them, is just a form of respect for our soldiers and/or just away to express this country’s freedom. On the other hand, a large percentage or this country believes this not only actually contradicts what an individual believes but in fact takes away the freedom that they supposedly give.

The United States is not immune to the worldwide drug addiction epidemic. Drugs pour in from Mexico daily, then distributed to throughout the country. The economic crisis in America is creating an excuse for drug use (e.g., depression, hopelessness). This chemical fix not only creates problems for the addict, but the family and community as well. Every addict has an enabler, a person who makes the addiction possible through various venues of support (e.g., financial, denial). Addicts are only concerned with their next fix and will resort to any means to obtain it (e.g., theft, prostitution, pan-handling). Some have even resorted to extremely desperate measures; for example, murder for inheritance or life insurance proceeds.

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

In and around most large cities in America, the rising substance abuse epidemic has brought about a renewed interested in determining the root cause of substance abuse, the effects of substance abuse on individuals and societies, and the substance abuse treatment modalities that achieve the best outcomes. In reviewing the current research on substance abuse there seems to be no one clear cause of substance abuse disorders, although there is strong evidence that a number of life circumstances may predispose an individual to a substance abuse disorder, as well as a number of protective factors that may reduce an individual’s risk of developing a substance abuse disorder. One important risk factor that is commonly associated with substance

Although I grant that the government did in deed give us our rights that came in the form of the Bill of rights, I maintain that as Christians, we believe that our ultimate rights come from the Lord. Conventional wisdom of Americans state that we each have the right to our own truths, but based on the law of non-contradiction, all truths cannot be true, even if most Americans state that it is so.

Addiction is a dependence on a substance in which the affected individual feels powerless to stop. Millions of Americans have addictions to drugs, alcohol, nicotine, and even to behaviors such as compulsive gambling and shopping. Recent studies suggest that millions of Americans are addicted to food, as well.