Drugs And Alcohol Abuse

Firstly, I have come from a family with a history of drug or alcohol abuse, however I have never abused any substance but believe that genetic factors play a huge roll in whether or not an individual becomes an addict. The United States has an extremely large rate of people that report drug abuse or that admit to being addicted in general, it is widely expanded with drugs whether it be marijuana or heroin. I deliberate that the reason we all see so much use of methamphetamines is because it is reasonably easy to manufactory, it is also referred to “a broke man’s cocaine” which makes it cheaper to buy than some other drugs, and it is incredibly addictive – even after one use. Another section of drug addiction that I have seen and been around …show more content…
I am prescribed a very low dosage of Xanax and take it regularly for almost 3 years for an anxiety disorder, however while I have taken them and gone without them for months to insure I wasn’t becoming addicted, I had no adverse effects from them as far as withdrawal symptoms. Furthermore, my eldest cousin had begun taking them and became severely addicted, she would take up to 20 Xanax bars daily and got the “high” off of the medication, she is still an addict to this day even facing the overdose she had several years ago while carrying her child which suffered from the effects sadly. My cousin’s behavior changed greatly over the years, she began stealing medications, money, and using people to get whatever she could to get a “high”. Pharmaceutical addiction in my opinion seems to be very wide spread; another factor due to the fact that they are easy to get and easy to find, while doctors have been and are currently still working on managing preventive measures of addiction; we still see the problem daily over the news or in our daily papers. Currently in my area, our jails are over-populated with drug related issues and continue to bring in more and more people with drug related …show more content…
In the United States 35.7 percent of people are obese while the percentage of people with a food addiction are 5.8% among women – which brings my analysis that anything can be addictive with the intention of misuse. In my opinion, pharmaceutical and any other substance that a human can use to get “high” or “feel good” intentionally should be listed within both books along with the side effects, scale of addiction, and preventative measures should be addressed. I presume if we increase our nation’s security that we could slow or eventually stop drugs being smuggled, that we could gradually decrease the problem while addressing the occurring addictive patterns we have now. The drug addiction awareness is growing more now than it was before, however, the country is still having the same reoccurring problems – thus it is hard for me to believe that the drug addiction problem will ever be fully addressed in total, which sadness me to know the unlikelihood of stopping it