Drug paraphernalia

injection drug users, primarily those under the age of thirty (Zibbell et al, 2015). Needle exchange programs have been used as a preventative strategy for reductions in HIV/Hepatitis C transmission among injection drug users. This case study will examine and compare three communities in regards to their practices, successes, and barriers to decreasing HIV/Hepatitis C transmission. Needle exchange is the process of providing clean needles in exchange for dirty needles to injection drug users…

strenuous and precarious. Addicts who undergo a hiatus from paraphernalia face a severe risk of overdose; due to physical complications, reintroduction of a drug back into the body following its weaning primarily results in death.The risk of an overdose does not occur from the desire to use the opioid; moreover, relapsing individuals “run a high risk of overdosing if they relapse because they have lost a physical tolerance for the drug — but not the craving” (Katel). Treatment centers for…

2016, para. 2). Harm reduction is a non-judgmental approach to reducing the harm caused to individuals while using drugs. The non judgmental approach is important due to the stigma many people who use drugs face. The focus…

Snowblind,” a song written by Dennis DeYoung and James Young of the American rock band, Styx, was released in 1981 on their Paradise Theater album portraying the dreadfulness of cocaine addiction. The “Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll” era of the sixties to the eighties had glamorized cocaine use. The core members of the band, having performed throughout that period, released this song to serve as a deterrent. With the exception of Tommy Shaw, the group has not spoken out about their own…

Life as a Drug Addict Most people don’t see me doing drugs but I did and it ruined my life but I survived. I use to look down on people who did drugs and I didn’t understand why they did it and why they just wouldn’t stop using them. Then, I became a drug addict and I didn’t even know. I turned into a person no one knew. That one pill changed my life forever. Drugs don’t just effect the addict, it effects the addicts love ones as well. Addition is a real disease and it…

Having drugs such as marijuana and party pictures containing minors under the influence, posted all over some social media pages are practically a neon light for children to be drawn to these addictions. Not only are all of the companies that have pictures and adds posted on these sites drawing kids to their products, but even people as simple as the popular kids at school posting a bunch of partying pictures with boose and drugs all over the place. Younger kids look…

But that will never happen, there is no way to completely control it. But what can be controlled is the support system for people struggling with drug addiction. No one should get to the point of a drug overdose and no one should have to deal with someone they know overdosing. What would happen if the program that was used in Gloucester was used everywhere? What if laws were much stricter regarding heroin to insight fear…

advantage. The problem with drug testing is that it's not always effective and people can get past them. These drugs make them feel better when they are using them but they aren't thinking about what will happen to their bodies in the future. Professional athletes should be drug tested so they don't have an advantage and so that they don't damage their body. Professional athletes should be drug tested because it is unfair. "Remember that athletes don't take these drugs to level the playing…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a system for the classifying or scheduling of narcotics. The current system is imperfect and needs to be updated. The reason the DEA narcotic scheduling should be updated is because current research indicates that several of these narcotics should be placed in a different classification schedule or removed from the schedules. The issue that needs to be addressed is the characteristics certain narcotics and why those narcotics should be placed into…

between 1950 and 1961 in New York City, drug-related diseases were spreading rapidly and crime rates were at an all-time high (Joseph, Stanfliff and Langrod). Many researchers and medical professionals felt that “although a drug-free state represents an optimal treatment goal, research has demonstrated that this goal cannot be achieved or sustained by the majority of opiate-dependent people. However, other laudable treatment goals including decreased drug use, reduced criminal activity, and…