Chemical substance

What Is Chemical Dependency? Chemical dependency is defined as an addiction to a mind or mood-altering drug. Chemical dependency is extremely common. In fact, it is estimated that 9.4 million people who are over the age of 12 are addicted to alcohol or drugs. Chemical dependency can have a negative impact on a person's life in many ways. It can ruin a person's health, career and relationships. Chemical dependency can also lead to death. Drug treatment can help people get back on the right…

risk of generational drug abuse is affected by a combination of one’s socioeconomic status (SES), the brain’s processing of certain chemicals, and epigenetic inheritance from the parent. One’s SES plays a large role not only in an adolescent becoming an addict, but as to what substance they will become addicted to. People of different SES tend to use different substances. For example, people who have a lower SES are faced with a higher chance of smoking cigarettes (Patrick et al.). People of…

the addiction, as well as the chemical that provoked it. Whatever the professionals may suggest as efficient for a drug rehab, they have all agreed that nothing is more important than the motivation of the person that is going to follow the program. The motivation means an individual will to pass successfully to another stage of your life, a better one. How do you know that you are a drug addict? If your whole life depends on taking or not taking a particular chemical (either legal or illegal…

Traditionally, substance dependence was a primary definition for an addiction. Today, an addiction can be defined as a continuous and compulsive condition where individuals crave/seek a stimuli that is required for survival despite the consequences for their actions (Burkett, 2012). There are many forms of addiction. However, love is one of the strongest sensations and emotions known to human beings (Reynaud, 2010). Love addiction can be a very powerful sensation that seems to distract…

The Chemically Impaired Professional Substance abuse among nurses is a problem that threatens the delivery of quality care and professional standards of nursing (Talbert, J. 2009). Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious health and social problem in the United States. Addiction and dependency affect adolescents and older adults, all ethnicities, and all socioeconomic levels. The prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in the nursing population is believed to parallel that of the general population…

Autobiography: Chemical substances and how they affect our brains have always fascinated me. Fortunately, I haven’t been curious enough to find out for myself firsthand, despite the struggles I’ve experienced throughout my life. I grew up in an authoritarian household with a neglectful father. My parents had a very codependent marriage, which I later adapted to my own relationships later in life. I’ve always had a lot of anxiety and depression as a child. Reaching adolescence I experienced my…

them. So, despite the presence of external substances, the way Cook and his friend acted could possibly be a manifestation of those unconscious motivations and desires. The act of them masturbating on the sidewalk could be interpreted as the expression of their sexual frustrations and, the act of behaving like gorillas could be interpreted as them trying to assert their dominance. Furthermore, maybe everything they’re doing, including taking substances into their bodies, is a call for attention…

Substance abuse and addiction has become so common that almost every individual has been or will be affected by its consequences. Substance abuse and addiction does not only affect the individual directly battling with it, but also impacts the lives of many others. Alcohol and substance abuse counseling is a career path that has interested me due to my personal experiences associated with alcohol and substance abuse. There are many different people battling with alcohol and substance abuse who…

Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine, which comes from the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin ranges in how it looks. It is normally a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance. Heroin can be injected, snorted, or smoked. Heroin enters the brain and changes into morphine. It latches on to opioid receptors in the brain. Opioid receptors are also located in the brainstem which controls breathing, arousal, and blood pressure. Prescription drugs such as OxyContin and Vicodin have…

question: "Are people predestined to become addicted to chemicals?" Also, discuss whether you think it is possible to treat and/or cure addiction? The literature and lectures presented in this course describe several theories and models of substance use. Although genetic inheritance is sometimes cited as a strong indicator of future chemical dependence, many researchers are now maintaining that there is not one factor that solely contributes to substance abuse (Doweiko, 2012). Instead, a…