Controlled Substances Act

Escaping The Fog For a large portion of my life, I was heavily medicated. I was on a number of different pills prescribed by a number of different doctors. The pill that shaped my life the most was Concerta, an ADHD pill that, ideally, was meant to help me concentrate and control my energetic behavior. At the young age of nine, I was put on this medication and took it faithfully until I turned eighteen. My parents and doctor always said the medication would help me gain control, but it was the…

It is said that “In the United States, more than 14,500 specialized drug treatment facilities provide counseling, behavioral therapy, medication, case management, and other types of services to persons with substance use disorders” (The Addiction Rehabilitation Process). While undergoing the rehabilitation process, addicts adhere to a twelve-step recovery format including steps like admitting they were powerless over alcohol and making the decision to put their…

of different crystalline substances following a specific procedure. By finding the melting point of a crystalline substance, it helps determine what kind of compound it is as well as initiate the purity. A DigiMelt apparatus can be used to determine the melting point where a small amount of the the substance is packed into a capillary tube and heated slowly in the apparatus which includes a thermometer, a heating coil and a magnifying eyepiece for observing the substance. The two temperatures…

A Professional Counselor Role working for the Substance Abuse Client Professional counselors wear many hats when dealing with the drug addicted population and extended family who support the individual with the addiction. Educating and providing a plan of treatment as a counselor is the goal when treating addicts. The question is how a counselor will be effective in treating the client and who and how their service will to the client is of value with the resources available. “The…

3. Art has always been a large area of my life. I have been drawing with a pencil and eraser since I could hold them. My passion over the years has increased in art but I did not want to pursue it by itself. The more I thought about what I wanted to do as a career, I knew I wanted to help people. Art can help so many people by drawing and by viewing, a story lays on every canvas. I have recently developed a passion for drug addicts; I have made several friends with recovering drug addicts.…

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…

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 Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program is used in nearly 80% of the school districts in the United States, in 54 other countries around the world, and is taught to 36,000,000 students each year” (Hanson 1). Since D.A.R.E. makes appearances in many schools all over the world it’s important to be aware of how affective this program really is. Despite the arguments that D.A.R.E. programs reach out to kids at a young age and prevent many from turning to a life of drug abuse, it is clear that D…

INTRODUCTION The Love Canal episode is one of the major and most publicized environmental disaster recorded in America history. In recent time, it has been described as an epidemic. It became a focus of intensive and extensive studies on health effect, environmental studies and epidemiologic research (Friis and Seller, 2014, p.20; Jasanoff, 1998 p.83). This paper attempts to bring to light how a community is forced to bear the consequences of decision made by greedy and negligent corporate…

Sound of Rehabilitation Approximately 250,000 people die annually due to an illicit drug overdose. Drug addiction is interfering with the lives of citizens and degrading nations by draining taxpayers’ dollars due to lost productivity at work, health care, and crime. While laws prohibiting drug use exist in many countries, and rehabilitation centers offer assistance to those in need of aid—it is not enough because nearly 200 million people abuse drugs worldwide. Furthermore, 90% of addicts who…