Essay On Macbeth Addiction

It could destroy families, friendships, and maybe even careers. A person will do almost anything for it and may not even know what they are doing, it is addiction. When you get addicted to something the body craves it and once a person does what the body is craving, it releases large amounts of neurotransmitter dopamine into the brains’ reward system (“What is addiction?” Par. 6). There are two main types of addiction, substance related and behavioral related addictions. Substance related addiction is more like drugs, alcohol and prescription pills, behavioral is more like food, working and gambling. For example, in the story Macbeth, Macbeth has behavioral addiction, he kills people that are in his way to power. He’ll do anything to make sure he gets to keep the power as king and Macbeth proved it throughout the book “of all men …show more content…
If an addicts is an alcoholic they are two times more likely to use heroin, a marijuana smoker is three times more likely to use heroin, but cocaine users are fifteen times more likely to start using heroin and becomes dependent on it! (“Heroin Epidemics.” Par. 7). Most people say that drugs will only be considered “gateway drugs” if people let them but these numbers have proved that drug addicts will keep trying new drugs if they are not satisfied with the high that they are recieving. The cost and convenience of heroin is shown to be a lot cheaper and easier to find rather than prescription drug. Some addicts say they start the usage of heroin because “it is cheaper and easier to obtain than prescription opioids.” (“Heroin Epidemics.” Par. 6). As long as heroin is cheaper to the user they will continue to use it, without any acknowledgement of what it is doing to their body or brain. Addicts need to realize that no matter what the reason for their addiction is there is always a way out and always a person that is willing to