Substance abuse

Opiate abuse in the United States is an epidemic. It is argued whether addiction is being handled correctly, and if the amount of resources for combating addiction should be increased. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, “The number of past-year heroin users in the United States nearly doubled between 2005 and 2012, from 380,000 to 670,000” (2014). This nation-wide increase of heroin abusers leads to another issue: how to treat them. One method of treatment is giving them another medication

Substance abuse is something that many people struggle with. It is something that nobody assumes could happen to him or her, but once that person becomes addicted, there is nothing stopping him or her. I personally have a friend who has suffered from addiction for 3 years, the story hits home because I have seen what being a drug addict can do to one’s emotional wellbeing, their physical appearance, and the toll it can take on their family. Drugs, whether done in moderation or excess, have the potential

Addiction is something that most of my family and many others in the world face today. Addiction can look like many things: drug abuse, the lust of money, or even having an extreme obsession. What defines addiction is whether if a person is deprived of something and then goes through physical or mental withdraws. My parents happen to go through many of these withdraws when deprived of the drug methamphetamine. My parents have done the drug for most my life. From when I was born to the current date

Controversial Essay How do we determine the worth of a life? Is each life valued uniquely? When it comes to life, where do we draw the lines between sympathy and justice? Did you know? Every 25 minutes, a baby is born suffering from opioid withdrawal. Do we punish drug addicted women giving birth to emotionally and medically unstable babies; and if so, how? Many people also think that if we punish the women, than the fathers of these children should be subsequently punished as well. This is a topic

Casual Analysis of Drug Abuse The major cause of drug abuse is the parental influence on the children. In many cases, drug abuse runs in the family, and as the children interact with their parents, they tend to imitate what their parents are doing. For instance, a school youth whose parent is taking alcohol may start drinking just because it is a common behavior in their family. Besides, this may not be directly related to genetics since some follow what their parents are doing. Another thing

continues, substance abuse across America has become a very serious social problem. It is mental illness that has an effect on different races, classes and genders. The affects of substance abuse has caused countless of people to feel heartache and develop feelings of hopelessness. With alcohol and drugs readily available through prescription or on the streets (Butler,2010), it is obvious why many are acquiring addictive patterns to these accessible substances, and that the continual abuse of these

The questions that you asked are very thought provoking. I have never thought about substance abuse being a disease or caused from deviant behavior. However, now that I think about it, I feel that substance abuse can be both a disease and caused from deviant behavior (even though I have never thought of substance abuse as a deviant behavior before). One example of how substance abuse could be considered a disease is if you have a mother that was addicted to crack during her pregnancy, that child

discusses and evaluates the causes of addictions and addictive behaviors, analyzes possible sings of substance abuse and addiction in students, and designs and evaluates prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies for students with commonly found addictions. Further, this paper presents a hypothetical case study and applies effective counseling skills and strategies for helping a student with a substance use issue. Etiology of Addictions and Addictive Behaviors There are many causes of addiction

mentally ill and substance abuse. Substance abuse is often seen in adolescents and adults, whether they are mentally ill or not. Mental illness and substance abuse is more commonly known as a dual diagnosis. Often times, the treatment for this particular diagnosis is harder to treat than if each condition were treated on its own. Early treatment of dually diagnosed disorders may be a prevention strategy to end future problematic behaviors. The combination of substance abuse and mental illness

The Substance Abuse Social Worker Social workers have long worked with people who abuse substances, beginning in the 1800’s with sobriety houses and inebriate asylums, to settlement houses in the profession’s beginnings to developing self-help, consumer-driven programs, designing inpatient detoxification programs, and to applying youth-oriented prevention and education programs. As an addictions counselor, the social worker is a part of a specialized profession that began with the wounded healer