Drug Addiction

epidemic many people whose lives had never previously been affected in any way, shape, or form are now learning more about addiction and what drives an addict to use. Most of the information available to the public isn’t complete. I have seen that in the community in which I grew up in. Several years ago, when my oldest son was in high school we had some trouble with recreational drug use. It started with alcohol and marijuana, then my anxiety medication would disappear. I attributed that…

Drug addiction is one of the oldest problems in the world that has yet to be resolved. Since the development of drugs, dating back thousands of years, there has been addiction to those drugs. Still today, there are an alarming amount of deaths of all ages related to drug dependency. If drug addiction has been around for so long, why has there not been a solution presented to end the drug overdoses and deaths? Unfortunately, it seems as this significant problem has been overlooked and ignored for…

Drug addiction is a very serious sickness that should not involve their life and family. It is something that can change your life by just one poor decision. People who try drugs for the first time tend to say that they will not get addicted or it will be just a one time event. Drug addiction is not worth losing everything that you have or ever had in life. A drug addiction is the desire to keep doing the drugs and they want more and more. Drug addiction will become a brain disease because…

Discover How Drugs Cause Addiction by Affecting the Brain Drug addiction is a chronic illness that affects the brain. It develops when a person is no longer able to live normally without taking a particular drug. Drugs that people abuse often include alcohol, cocaine, nicotine, opiate, marijuana, ketamine, amphetamine, hallucinogen and heroine. Each of these drugs affects the reward system of the brain. How people become addicted to drugs People become addicted to drugs when doing either of…

Drug Addiction An approximate of 208 million people worldwide consume illegal drugs. A 2007 survey in the US showed that 19.9 million Americans (or 8% of the population aged 12 or older) used illegal drugs. (Foundation for a Drug Free World, n.d.) These statistics don’t even include alcohol or nicotine because those drugs are almost legal everywhere. Of how many of these users are addicted? Well it’s a safe bet that most of these individuals are drug addicts because even doing it once can get…

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…

The long time question in society is about drug addiction. Is it choice or disease? In life we have a lot of choices. I feel that drug addiction is mainly choice but also disease has a part of addiction. Untimely in life we choose to do things, but after a while you feel like you cannot live without it. I think it’s a very controversial questions, sometimes it’s the person’s choice to first take the drug, then once they have it they can never get enough and become addicted. Some of us are forced…

day (Addiction is a Chronic Illness, Not Character Flaw, 2016). The negative stigma behind drug addiction causes many addicts to deter from seeking help and treatment for fear of being judged for their disorder. The distinction of substance abuse from other medical issues also makes it difficult for addicts to take steps towards treatment as they would for a physical health problem. Moreover, the lack of treatment space for substance abusers further complicates the strive towards reducing drug…

A drug is generally defined as something that alters behavior, perception or consciousness. The FDA specifically defines a drug as “a substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body” (2012). The main types of drugs used today are alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, heroin, crack, cocaine, steroids, methamphetamines, barbiturates, marijuana, and all manner of prescription drugs (NIDA, n.d.). A handful of these drugs are illegal in the United States, some are only…

Mindfulness and Drug Addiction Treatment An individual with substance abuse issues tends to live in the past and dwell on the "woulda, shoulda, coulda," focus on ways to alter their mood, function on auto-pilot, and be driven by emotions without analysis of the consequences. Mindfulness is a viable strategy that will prioritize and help the individual to focus on the present. Mindfulness can assist with decreasing mood dependent behaviors by increasing awareness of thoughts and acceptance…