Controlled Substances Act

Tips On How To Successfully Conquer Addiction By Ericka Lopez Sep 2, 2012 Dependency or addiction on a substance is a complicated condition. Abusers experience a higher feeling when they take drugs. When these addicts stop using the drug, withdrawal symptoms occur thus promoting the continued drug use to avoid the negative effects and maintain pleasure. The longer the addict uses drugs, the harder it is to stop addiction. They're so occupied with pleasure from the side effects of the drugs that…

A chemical reaction is the change of a molecule from one arrangement to another. Our whole bodies are made up of cells, which are chemical systems. To sustain life there must be chemical reactions all throughout the body (Barnhart and Hopper 2011). At what rate the reaction can occur is dependent on the activation energy. Activation energy is the amount of energy the reactant molecules must surpass for the reaction to occur (Mathew Bui et al. 2006). Temperature and catalysts are the most basic…

Lydia Chakalos Professor J. Hughes English 120 16 October 2016 Rough Draft of Pro/ Con Essay The topic, addiction, is very stigmatized. In the article, “Addiction Is Not A Disease” By Gene M. Heyman, he takes the opposing side of Michael Craig Miller’s, “Addiction Is A Brain Disease”. Heyman’s article concludes his beliefs on how addiction is not a disease. He writes about his opinion on why he believes such, and sometimes backs up his claims. Miller believes that addiction is in fact a mental…

The various theories on substance use disorders and addiction include the addictive disease model, behavioral/environmental model, academic model, and diathesis-stress theory of addiction. These theories explain possible reasons for why individuals become, look to, or keep using dangerous substances. The addictive disease model can often be referred to as the medical model and refers to addiction as a chronic and progressive problem that can potentially cause fatality when activated by abused…

Sensitive people are more likely to deal with sadness, anger, and stress with substances, and in particular, they face a higher likelihood of addiction to stimulants. Though there are clues as to who may face a higher likelihood of falling into the world of addiction, often people will ignore clues or brush away thoughts they have…

What episode did you watch? (Please post the name of the episode and a link to the video.) Digger and Anne Are Heroin Addicts (Season 15, Episode 4) What biological risk factors does this person have toward addiction, if any? Digger and Anne’s biological factor toward addiction is that they’re both taking heroin together. What environmental risk factors does this person have toward addiction, if any? Digger and Anne stated that they take heroin to not feel any emotions and let the stress go…

sacrifice not only their time, but also their lives serving in extreme stressful situations and remote circumstances in the world. Although these individuals are considered to be one our bravest people in this nation, they are also not immune to the substance use issues that affect the rest of society. U.S. military members are considered to use illicit drug use the least as compared to their civilian counterparts, but the popularity of heavy alcohol and tobacco, prescription drugs, and opioids…

When you are dealing with a serious addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, you are sometimes confronted with the reality that drastic measures must be considered in order to save your own life. By the time you are faced with your own mortality, you are going to need to admit you have an illness and be prepared to reach out for help wherever you can find it. Your Treatment Options As a resident of Maryland, you have several drug and alcohol treatment options at your disposal. Your first inclination…

Substance Abuse and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Veterans Substance abuse among our veterans is much greater than our civilian populations. This is largely caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, associated from combat, and who have endured multiple deployments. In most cases, veterans who have turned to alcohol or drugs have a dual diagnosis. They not only have a problem with alcohol or drugs, but they also suffer from a mental or mood disorder that has a major impact on these issues…

Co-dependency is a learned behavior that affects the person emotionally and physically; complications of maintaining a healthy relationship to their significant others due to the addiction of drug use that leads to one-sided love; abusive and/ or destructive. A person can experience the co-dependency from a dysfunctional family, because of the repeated feelings of fear, sad, pain, etc., from a family member that is emotionally, physically, or sexual abusive (MHA). Co-dependent people usually…