Correlation and dependence

The last six months of my life have been life changing. Coming back from an internship in Washington D.C. I took a job working at as a mentor for a residential treatment center. This treatment center works with specifically with teenagers with drug addictions and behavioral issues. As I was interviewed, the interviewer explained one of our primary goals, as a treatment center, is to help the boys develop better relationships. According to my interviewer, these improved relationships were the…

Questions 3: Choosing to engage in strategic planning Various internal or external influences may influence an executive director at a drug addiction treatment center to engage in strategic planning. For instance, some internal influence may be that the agency is facing economic woes, whether it is inadequate budgeting or reduction in clients, and will need to reevaluate its budget or operations. Alternatively, if the agency’s budget is exceeding expectations then the agency may have new…

Drug addiction is an intricate disease that is characterized by compulsive drug use. It affects behaviors and several brain regions, especially those involved with rewards, motivation, learning, and memory. The path to drug addiction starts with the voluntary act of using a drug. If a person continues to take a drug frequently over a large period of time the act becomes less and less voluntary. Eventually, using the drug becomes second nature to the person and they can’t fully function…

relationships, career, finances, and compliance with regulations social norms. And last Substance dependence may have a physical dependence or not, according to the existence of the first two criteria are tolerance and withdrawal symptoms after discontinuation of use, other standards related to social behavior , there does not need the opposition between psychological dependence and physical dependence, but in psychiatric diagnosis…

just what writers do. Many people become addicted to alcohol, an article I found says that “Alcohol is the most commonly used addictive substance in the United States: 17.6 million people, or one in every 12 adults, suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence” (Facts about Alcohol, 2015). She believes that she doesn’t have a problem and shouldn’t be in rehab. She intends for it to make her more relaxed and to help her have fun. She says that the intended consequence for the Vicodin was to relieve…

Cannabis (marijuana) is one of the most predominantly used prohibited drug in the United States, and like many other drugs that are habitually used, marijuana can lead to dependence. Currently, in the United States, it is estimated that there are 2 to 3 million new annual users of marijuana, and of these new users 10% will become dependent, and unfortunately, two thirds of this population are between 12 and 17 years old (Sofuoglu, Sugarman & Carroll, 2010). Marijuana contains an active…

In the article, “Who Is Responsible for the Pain-Pill Epidemic?” by Celine Gounder and “How Did the Opioid Epidemic Get So Bad?”, by Dr. Sushrut Jangi, the topic of opioid addiction is discussed. This is an important topic to discuss because opioid abuse is a huge problem, and it can serve as a warning to those that don’t know that opioids are dangerous. Both authors agree that opioid addiction has gotten out of hand but they disagree on the idea of who is to blame. In Celine Gounder’s…

Briefly describe and critically evaluate one or more models of addictive behaviour. Models of addictive behaviour aim to explain the initiation, maintenance and relapse of addictive behaviour. The Biological Model and The Cognitive Model are two that aim to do this. The biological model describes addiction as being a disease and enforces the idea that the addiction can’t be reversed even with treatment. The model is seen as a reductionist approach in explaining addiction because of the ability…

Most people have known someone who has gone through addiction of some sort. Whether it be drugs, alcohol, or something else, everyone has been touched by addiction. Every person learns to deal with addiction in different ways and the stages of addiction are not always obvious to those around them. Addiction can become dangerous to those around the addict and often the addicted person loses control. Hyde was a menacing person with no care for those around him. One time, Hyde stomped on a small…

Alcoholism affects people with different backgrounds, culture, and upbringings. In our society, alcoholism has become a dangerous condition. According to the National Institute on alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, approximately 17 percent of men and 8 percent of women will dependent on alcohol in their lifetime. Some people stop drinking because they are forced to do so, they were arrested and have to follow court mandates and a second group of people who really want to stop drinking but don’t know…