This article discusses the addiction of drug, how an addiction is a brain disease that can deteriorate someone health and their mental capacity. Along the definition of addiction as a brain disease, the comparison of drug addiction to other disease shown similar aspect. Both problems causes disruption to one’s health function of the underlying organs, having serious harmful consequences, and the preventable and treatable, but if left untreated, can last a lifetime (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.82). Although drug addiction is drug abuse caused by the person themselves. Therefore, it doesn’t change the fact that using drug is a voluntary act (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014,
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Doing this creates an image of these addicts as victim of their demise towards the drug. Also this expand the needed coverage for addiction by insurance to get the help they need. And putting this out to the public that drug addiction is a disease may push politician to provide more funding for treatment. Furthermore, the public negative view on addict would lighten up a bit, providing a more positive environment where addicts are more likely to get help. Research-Based Programs have shown to have produce positive results, such as ‘‘NIDA’s Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders’’, even though those are provide to the youth (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.83). But those with long time abuse to drug can benefit from those uses with the government and medical help if drug addiction is placed under the term …show more content…
Addicts may look at the idea of addiction as disease as something they can’t be successful of their own without getting outside help. Also, they are some people that becomes addicted to drug, while others don’t (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.82). It creates an aura of hopelessness and depressing situation to the addiction. That they got a disease that can never get rid of. Addiction differs from person to person and no single factor determines whether a person will become addicted to drugs (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.82). So those who are addicted to drugs but doesn’t see it as a hinder in their life, may not address the problem not
Doing this creates an image of these addicts as victim of their demise towards the drug. Also this expand the needed coverage for addiction by insurance to get the help they need. And putting this out to the public that drug addiction is a disease may push politician to provide more funding for treatment. Furthermore, the public negative view on addict would lighten up a bit, providing a more positive environment where addicts are more likely to get help. Research-Based Programs have shown to have produce positive results, such as ‘‘NIDA’s Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, and Community Leaders’’, even though those are provide to the youth (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.83). But those with long time abuse to drug can benefit from those uses with the government and medical help if drug addiction is placed under the term …show more content…
Addicts may look at the idea of addiction as disease as something they can’t be successful of their own without getting outside help. Also, they are some people that becomes addicted to drug, while others don’t (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.82). It creates an aura of hopelessness and depressing situation to the addiction. That they got a disease that can never get rid of. Addiction differs from person to person and no single factor determines whether a person will become addicted to drugs (‘‘Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction,’’2014, p.82). So those who are addicted to drugs but doesn’t see it as a hinder in their life, may not address the problem not