Chemical substance

You must be high! Especially if you believe legalizing a substance that has more overall disadvantages than advantages is the right thing to do. Cannabis, also known as marijuana is the most abused illegal drug in the United States. The debate on the legalization of recreational marijuana has gone on for many years. As always, there are two sides to a debate. In the marijuana debate there are individuals who want marijuana to become legal and then there are the individuals who want marijuana to…

in general it is recognized that an addiction can be to any substance (for example alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, opioids, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, cannabis, phencyclidine, caffeine, and a wide variety of other substances), which, when ingested, cross the blood-brain barrier and alter the natural chemical behavior of the brain. It is also accepted that addiction includes dependency on "things" as well as substances, such things as gambling, eating, sex and pornography.…

attributed to a lack of understanding, or possibly a fear, of what can turn into very destructive behavior. Drug addiction can cause people to act in ways that are often dangerous to themselves and to society, leading them to a life of crime, driven by substance abuse. For many years, drug offenders have been charged with prison sentences as a form of rehabilitation, as well as a way to deter drug related crimes. This sort of system is has shown to be ineffective and detrimental…

surrounding the abuser. Lives are stolen, children are taken away from mothers and fathers, families are divided, millions of dollars are vanished before eyes, and shedding of tears becomes a daily routine. These are only minimal examples of what substance abuse can cause in countless lives. Drug…

The authors main point is to get out that addiction is not mostly a chemical based issue, it is more of a social based issue. Yes, part of the issue can be related to addicting chemicals, but most addictions have nothing to do with chemicals. Addiction is caused by lack of social interaction in a way. Many studies have been done to prove this as accurate. Addiction is something many people do not understand, especially addicts themselves. Yes, I completely agree with his description of the…

Diagnosis The client, Gwen Cummings, comes to the inpatient substance use treatment facility presenting with apparent symptoms of severe substance use disorder and potentially childhood trauma. According to the criteria from the DSM-5 on Substance Use Disorder, the “substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Gwen shared that she and her boyfriend recently woke up late prior to their attendance at their friend’s…

SUBSTANCE USE, ABUSE AND DEPENDENCY RESEARCH REPORT BY JESSICA WITTMAN DATE SUBMITTED ENG 4C MRS. CROOKE Table of Contents ABTRACT ……………………………………………………………...1 INTRODUCTION 2 SUBSTANCE AND ABUSE RISKS/ FACTORS 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SUBSTANCES 4 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS 5 TREATMENT, DIAGNOSES AND WHEN TO SEEM MEDICAL CARE 6 WORKS CITED……………………………………………………………7 ABSTRACT The purpose of this research report is to explain and identify the many different…

brain are not abnormal. “The changes in the brain evidenced by brain scans of heavy substance users do not represent a malfunctioning brain.”(TED p.4).…

Bath salts is the name given to a class of drugs that has common manmade chemicals related to cathinone. Bath salts are a kind of synthetic drug with mood-altering and stimulant properties, typically in the form of crystals (). The bath salt drug can be confused for the salts that are used during bathing. The creators of the bath salt drugs mimic the appearance of the bathing salts. Both of the salts are tiny, white, powdery particles and are usually sold in transparent pouches.…

After viewing the video on Neurotransmitters, in explaining how neurotransmitter transmission occurs, I would first tell my client that our brain has what’s called a reward system. When we use drugs, eat, gamble, shop, etc. the chemicals in our brain gives us a reward system that makes us feel good. Through our nerve cells in our brain, messages are delivered through what’s called neurotransmitters. Our nerve cells, also known as neurons are not connected and the messages must be sent from one…