Drug Abuse Resistance Education

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH “Drug use is on the rise in this country and 23.5 million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs. That’s approximately one in every 10 Americans over the age of 12 – roughly equal to the entire population of Texas.” (Writer, 2010). Making professionals aware that two mental illnesses such as addiction and depression can co-exist simultaneously is important, especially with addiction rates being as high as they are. What is equally important is making sure that extra…

Each and every day, teens succumb to the pressures of drugs and alcohol. Whether kids realize it or not, their lifestyle and daily activities have a major impact on the choices they make. Given that over 50 percent of high school seniors have abused some type of drug , it is clear that they are becoming a major issue (Substance Abuse Concerns par. 16). Drug and alcohol abuse is also actively present in the novel, The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, when Charlie and his newly…

homelessness. Society assumes from what the media portray the homeless as – is what they actually are; drug- addled, aggressive beggars. Whereas about 70% of people in Australia are homeless for reasons that aren’t drug-related. (Homelessness Australia, 2016) An example of this is Hayley – who was a part of the documentary Oasis, at the tender age of 12 she was kicked out of home; due to her mother’s substance abuse and her mother’s partner physically abusing her. (The Oasis - A Shark Islands…

Substance abuse is a wide-reaching issue affecting millions of people worldwide, especially in lower economic communities. Abusers range from homeless men and women, war vets, and teenagers. According to Diversity Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment and Research, substance abuse is anything that a person may consume that modifies mood, cognition, or behavior (Loue, 2003) such stimulants are found in alcohol, heroin, nicotine, and marijuana. Community readiness and cognitive-behavioral are models…

The misuse of prescription drugs is the leading cause of deaths by drug overdose, outnumbering the amount of deaths from both cocaine and heroin (“Policy Impact”). In a time span of only ten years, the milligram-per-person use of prescription drugs in the United States increased from 74 milligrams to 369 milligrams, a staggering 402% increase (Barnes). In the novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley illustrates a society that is dependent upon drugs to stimulate euphoric feelings. Huxley’s vision…

Well, Marshall Mathers III, also known as Eminem, captures one intense and eerie déjà vu moment while giving his readers a vivid picture of his frightening relapse. Marshall expresses the fear, confusion, anger and mental instability of a haunting drug addiction. In 2009 Eminem released his relapse album dedicated it to the loose of his close friend Deshaun that went by the name of D12. After this death Marshall fell into a deep depression that caused his dangerous relapse in self-medication and…

the rules.” The Joey Song: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction by Sandra Swenson. One’s addiction to drugs creates a tremendous toll on the body, not only theirs but especially for those around them. Those that truly suffer are those who hold the addict close to their heart, financially they have to be strong. The same follows for their own health and cooperating with the user. The use of drugs, abusive and recreational evokes many complications not just in the lives of the abuser but in the…

Drug abuse is a problem that runs rampant among teenagers in our world today. Teens and young adults are very impressionable and at a vulnerable age where they can make poor decisions with dire consequences. The resources at addictioncenter.com say that out of 2.6 million people who have tried marijuana half of them were under the age of 18. Youth often do not understand the dangers they face when trying drugs or how serious addiction can become. According to abovetheinfluence.com, nine out of…

unexpected is they are all code words used by teens for prescription drugs per the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens (2016). Prescription drug abuse among teens has rapidly increased, and has become a public health concern. Teens who are abusing prescription drugs are at higher risk for other abusive problems (Milner, Ham, & Zamboanga, 2014.) With many other issues going on in today’s world, there is need to provide help and education to decrease the incidence of this issue. This paper…

Today, the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution is the cornerstone of litigation related to drug testing of welfare recipients. While the funding of federal assistance programs continues to escalate, drug abuse in the United States is spiraling out of control. Many states have passed laws that require recipients of assistance programs such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to be drug tested. While these laws may sound reasonable, they infringe the individual rights…