Drug Abuse and Addiction “According to results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs nonmedically for the first time within the past year, which averages to approximately 16,600 initiates per day. Within the previous years, millions of Americans took prescription drugs nonmedically for the first time. Nora D. Volkow, the author of “Prescription Drugs: Abuse and Addiction” informed her audience about drug abuse and addiction using a scientific style, informative tone and medically professional diction. She drew several conclusions about drug abuse and addiction using both deductive and inductive reasoning. In her article, Volkow talks about everything from abusing prescription
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“Among those who reported past-year nonmedical use of a prescription drug, nearly 14 percent met criteria for abuse of or dependence on it. The abuse of certain prescription drugs, such as opioids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and stimulants, can lead to a variety of adverse health effects, including addiction. The author’s style can be described as scientific. “Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals that facilitate communication between brain cells.” The author explained what neurotransmitters are in a scientific style of defining the word. The author’s tone can be described as informative. “They reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotion, which diminishes the effect of a painful stimulus.” The author informed the audience of how opioids affect the human body. The author’s diction can be described as medically professional. “Patients also should be aware of the dangers associated with mixing stimulants and OTC cold medicines that contain decongestants, as these substances may cause blood pressure to become dangerously high or lead to irregular heart rhythms. Volkow used both deductive and inductive reasoning to prove his
“Among those who reported past-year nonmedical use of a prescription drug, nearly 14 percent met criteria for abuse of or dependence on it. The abuse of certain prescription drugs, such as opioids, central nervous system (CNS) depressants, and stimulants, can lead to a variety of adverse health effects, including addiction. The author’s style can be described as scientific. “Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals that facilitate communication between brain cells.” The author explained what neurotransmitters are in a scientific style of defining the word. The author’s tone can be described as informative. “They reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those brain areas controlling emotion, which diminishes the effect of a painful stimulus.” The author informed the audience of how opioids affect the human body. The author’s diction can be described as medically professional. “Patients also should be aware of the dangers associated with mixing stimulants and OTC cold medicines that contain decongestants, as these substances may cause blood pressure to become dangerously high or lead to irregular heart rhythms. Volkow used both deductive and inductive reasoning to prove his