Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking Essays

to inform readers on the addictive property of “brain disease”. Drucker’s essay begins by describing the origin of the word ‘addiction’. He also includes the cycles of addiction and the relapse and withdrawal that drug users endure. A solid focus is directed towards the phases that drug user’s experience, but he provides modest details on how it is believed to be a brain disease. In the article, Drucker lacks the necessary information about the effects on the brain that causes these addictions,…

First off what is alcohol? Is it a drug, medicine, or a beverage? Alcohol is known as a depressant. It messes with your ability to react with movement, your speech, and your ability to speak. In other words it’s a drug that affects a person’s mind to think rationally and distorts his/her judgements. Alcohol is a drug because it messes up with your thoughts and just like any other drug, it’s easy to get ahold of it. It’s not injected nor smoked, but consumed as a liquid. There’s different types…

As some people develop addictions to drugs, and not others, it’s interesting to think about why. Robinson and Berridge go into many complex neurological explanations for this issue, mainly involving animals, but that can, however, carry over into humans. Why certain people can start taking an addictive drug and stop when they so choose, and why others cannot, is interesting to think about. As no two people are the same, there’s obviously not a single, distinctive way to determine a definite…

Progression of Nic’s Substance Use While reading the book, I noticed that Nic and his family were living a hectic life. When he first gets back home from school after evidently not using any drugs while he was away, he is perfectly fine. Nic is associating with his family, he appears to be cheerful and all around involved. He plays with his siblings and even connects with family companions. Nic makes it seem as though he is truly attempting to on the road to recovery and begins to ask to use…

People are taught from a young age just how easy it is to get addicted to drugs or alcohol. Family and friends begin to blame themselves for the addict’s substance abuse, but it’s not their fault. In the article, “When a Loved One has an Addiction” it mentioned; “even if you once poured him a glass of wine at a party several years ago, even if you used to smoke pot alongside…

and other drugs started at the age of 18. After dropping out of college his freshman year, he went to rehab. After many years of relapsing and attending rehabilitation centers, Nic remains three months sober. When trying to diagnose Nic, risk factors that could have contributed to his addiction need to be assessed. At the age of three, Nic experienced a traumatic event, the ending of his parents’ marriage and a split household. A traumatic environment is a risk factor for substance abuse and…

I believe that high school students should be tested for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). In high school students get introduced to drugs and harmful substances, which will make students more prone to taking and using them. When a high school student uses drugs to enhance their performance, it's not only harmful, but also unfair to other students. If a high school student starts using drugs they will most likely carry out the habit through the rest of their career or life. This habit will…

Known as the human species oldest recreational drug, Ethanol is a colorless, flammable liquid, with a distinct smell, and burns with a blue flame. It has the chemical formula of CH3CH2OH (it's molecular formula) or C2H6O (it's empirical formula), that can also be abbreviated using chemistry notation as EtOH. It has a melting point at -173.2°F , and a boiling point at 173.1°F. Ethanol has many handy uses around the world, in many different places. Some of it's many uses include being an…

Do you know anyone who has done drugs? So many kids let their lives go to waste all because of drugs. We can always prevent them from going down the wrong path. Students involved in extracurricular activities and subject to in-school drug testing reported less substance use than comparable students in high schools without drug testing, according to a new evaluation released by the Institute of Education Sciences. So really this is huge plus to the coaches and teachers in the school…

Punding and Cocaine Addiction Haley Merrill Punding is repetitive behaviors that may or may not have a goal, however, result in some sort of pleasure. Examples of punding include spending ones entire day collecting items, hoarding items or pressing the same key on an instrument over and over again. The behavior can be meaningless, however, one may feel guilty until the action is completed. Punding falls under the category of Repetitive Reward-Seeking Behaviors and may be the most severe…