Drug abuse

Victoria Reyes Mr. Bolivar Drug Abuse Drug abuse is a disease is characterized by drug seeking and a use that is Compulsive, or difficult to control despite the harmful consequences it brings Themselves and the people around them, and their families harm (drugabusegov). The person who is doing the drugs most of the time aren’t aware of how it harms them and affects the people around them mostly family and friends. This affects our society because when…

There are several myths that most people believe about drugs and drug abuse. The main myth that most people believe is that marijuana is a “gateway drug”. D.A.R.E, an organization that teaches kids to resist drugs and violence, used to believe that the use of marijuana would lead to subsequent abuse of more dangerous substances. Which this thought has a correlation, but there is a study done by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, concluding that there was no convincing…

criminal record to abuse them socially, emotionally and physically. Holtzclaw specifically targeted Black women with a history of drug abuse, prostitution or…

Firstly, I have come from a family with a history of drug or alcohol abuse, however I have never abused any substance but believe that genetic factors play a huge roll in whether or not an individual becomes an addict. The United States has an extremely large rate of people that report drug abuse or that admit to being addicted in general, it is widely expanded with drugs whether it be marijuana or heroin. I deliberate that the reason we all see so much use of methamphetamines is because it is…

Maryland is known as the U.S Heroin capital and one in ten of Baltimore’s residents are addicted to the drug (Yang, 2014). Graph 1 provided by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (2014) represents the number of deaths caused by Heroin in Baltimore, MD from January through June 2007-2014: Drug abuse is a disease that is often overlooked and if left untreated it could turn into a recreational activity for the people using them. Many teens are using illegal substances and…

Drug abuse in urban areas across Tennessee have grown in recent years. Individuals do not realize that the addiction to a drug such as marijuana and cocaine, not only affects the person with the addiction but the families surrounding them. For instance, having an addiction to a specific drug can start arguments with a spouse or relative because those that are addicted will no longer see anything such as rent, car note, electricity as a priority. The drug becomes the main point of focus. This is…

In April 2011, President Obama addressed the issue in the White House position paper, Epidemic: Responding to America’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis. The Obama administration announced it would seek legislation-requiring doctors to undergo training before being permitted to prescribe potent narcotics (Smith 68). The current most popular solutions at any level have included solutions such as requiring physicians to gain certification of training in addictive mediation and applying a system of…

Teen Drug Abuse Have you ever thought of how it feels to lose your precious child to drug addiction? My neighbor Emily recently lost her teenage daughter Audrey who was a drug addict. Audrey was only 15 years old when she passed away. No one knew she was a drug addict, including her mother, until the autopsy reported the cause of her death. Audrey was using over the counter drug to get high mostly at night when her mother was sleeping. Audrey’s mother said “I thought my daughter was living a…

“America's public enemy number one in the united states is drug abuse.” (Nixon) Heroin struck the U.S in the late 1960s, causing the U.S. to spend billions. What shocked many was the majority of addicts being white. Statistics show that 4 in 5 heroin user started off my misusing prescription drugs. Thousands in the U.S began by taking prescription drugs, such as painkillers containing opium. America was fiercely losing the war on drugs and the harsh laws were seem to be a mistake. New York city…

Pharmacist hold the key to all the drugs sought by dealers and addicts. The problem is there is a constant struggle for retail pharmacist dealing with patients who go to a great extent to get their hands on these drugs. Pharmacist must determine whether the patient is there with the intent of feeding their addiction, or the purpose of reselling the drug or if the patient is there for a legitimate reason. It is not always easy to spot because a prescription is just a piece of paper. Doctors don't…