Drug Addiction

Religious Barricade Drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disorder for which surprisingly few effective therapies have been developed. Trying to stop the addiction can be practically impossible. 12 step programs are what people deam to be working but they aren’t very efficient and some people come out with psychological issues after. People while being assigned to a drug relief program that attend church once a week have a ten percent greater chance of kicking their habit from those that…

had a drug and alcohol addiction. She have taken several kinds of drugs, and also drank alcohol and stole it from her parents. Allison began her addiction during the 8th grade in her middle school. After starting to have problems and when she started her addiction she started to feel distanced from her family. Allison’s grades started to drop down ,during her 8th grade, from above average to average to below average. During her addiction period she started hanging out with people who did drugs…

Drug addiction is a disease that affects the brain and has subsequent consequences on the addict’s behaviour. We often have a hard time recognizing that drug addiction is in fact a disease of the brain, and not something of choice. We categorize things such as, diabetes, Crohn’s, and multiple sclerosis as disease’s but we regularly subside the fact that drug addiction is a disease as well. Many people do not understand the train of effects drugs have on the brain and how it fosters into drug…

In “Sonny’s Blues”, by James Baldwin, Sonny sets himself in a problematic situation with drug addiction and a loss of communication with his brother. Sonny’s hometown in Harlem causes him to set himself in a dangerous atmosphere, making it impossible to escape from which in Sonny’s situation, is his addiction towards drugs. Not only does Sonny’s habit with drug use causes him a downfall in his life, but it also makes him lose a connection with his brother. Sonny finds a solution to communicate…

Drug addiction is one of the most concerning problems to many people today. They cause many negative effects on people’s lives and futures, and it is very easy to get addict to drugs. Many easily fall into drug addiction because of many reasons, such as family and society depression. When people are soaking themselves into drugs, it is very difficult to quit, and they will destroy their own lives and futures. There are several causes of drug addiction including curiosity, lack of self-control,…

While not everyone agrees on what constitutes an addiction, in general it is recognized that an addiction can be to any substance (for example alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, opioids, sedatives, hallucinogens, inhalants, cannabis, phencyclidine, caffeine, and a wide variety of other substances), which, when ingested, cross the blood-brain barrier and alter the natural chemical behavior of the brain. It is also accepted that addiction includes dependency on "things" as well as…

Drug use is an increasing problem among children as young as 12 years old. Most drug use begins in teenage years; those years are the most crucial in the maturing process. Here’s why, adolescents are curious and vulnerable, peer pressure plays a factor to the point they are willing to experiment or escape the temptation to avoid conflicts. Drug addiction among adolescents can lead towards depression or suicide. Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug…

Are you or someone you know facing the struggle of addiction? Addiction is the state of being addicted to a certain idem or thing. A specific example of an addiction is drugs, a chemical that harms the body of the user. Drug addicts often do not realize what their addiction is doing to them. Ultimately, what is at the stake here is addict’s lives. Many drug abusers throw their life away, get killed, or commit suicide because of drugs. On the site Recoverygateway.org, it shares a fact stating…

addicted to alcohol and/or other drugs. Only one in 10 of them (2.6 million) receives the treatment they need.” Before taking a look at what treatment options for drug addiction may be, let’s first figure out what drug addiction is. The definition of drug addiction is “A chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use” (Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction). In addition, over time, the individual becomes dependent on those drugs and loses their self-control,…

Assignment #1 Addiction, an often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking. The definition just stated perfectly describes the two young men in the show Intervention. Travis and Matt are both struggling with the disease of addiction that is ruining their relationships, personality, and even their life. Travis who is a 22 year old and he is addicted an illicit drug called crystal meth. At the age of 16 he became a music sensation overnight causing him to fall into this drug…