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Now in days it could be a hard to find a suitable role model. The celebrity world is always corrupted with lies and scandals; it is always hard to find a person who is upfront and honest to the people. Most people don’t want the next Kardasian to be their role model, if anything they would want someone who can show them it is okay not to be okay. Carrie Fisher showed people everywhere it was okay not to be okay. She battled mental health issues and drug addiction and was open about it. Fisher…

Stop Heroin Addiction, loss of innocence, morbidity, failure and death are just a few of the many words that come to mind when I think of drug and alcohol abuse, specifically pertaining to my family. Growing up, it was habitual by nature for me to pray I wouldn’t have to see my uncles under the influence of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, or alcohol. The first and most prevalent and obvious issue that I could see was alcohol. At family get togethers, my uncle Seth would hide flasks…

Literature Review Kristen Allen Hodges University PSY-3550 Professor Bushey 04/12/2015 Review of the Literature Awareness and interests within substance abuse has come to a major forefront in the last several decades, but more than ever in episodic events within the scope of opioids and opiates. The review focuses on the aspects of substance use disorders, chronic relapsing disorders, behaviors, scientific studies of the brain and how substances effect individuals genetic…

Las Cruces New Mexico Drug Treatment Center and Alcohol Rehab Addiction treatment centers in Las Cruces, New Mexico and the surrounding area maintain professional, medically supervised treatment options to help those that need to break the ties of substance abuse and addiction. The addiction treatment centers in Las Cruces, New Mexico serve those local to Las Cruces and others wishing to travel to Las Cruces for rehab and recovery. “Substance abuse” is a form of substance abuse disorder that is…

Heroin Addiction: Is A Reality Over the past two decades, heroin use is increasing at an alarming rate in many parts of the United States (U.S.). As a serious problem, an Ohio mother illustrated this fact on Facebook. On September 14, 2015, Eva Holland posted a stirring photo of herself and her two small children, Lucas and Ava. They were smiling, posing with her deceased 26-year-old husband and the children’s father, Mike. He lays in his open casket because he died of a heroin overdose (…

In the recent years there has been an increase in the use of Opioids. I would not have realized how big the drug epidemic was if I had not taken the Addiction and Substance Abuse weekend intensive here at the School of Social Work. Throughout the three-day weekend we learned about many different addictions, but one day focused on drug courts and substance abuse and I knew I wanted to learn more. I choose to focus on prescription drugs, mainly opioids, because of how readily available these drug…

unfamiliar with methadone treatment allow me elaborate. According to Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, methadone is a synthetic opioid created in a lab and is commonly prescribed for treatment of opiate addictions. Individuals addicted to “heroin, oxycodone and hydromorphone” receive daily doses of methadone to alleviate withdrawal symptoms. CAMH expert’s rationalized the use of methadone as minimizing the risks associated with opioid drug use; primarily preventing the spread of diseases…

production of the drug for medical purposes. According to the International Narcotics Control Board, 80% of the world’s population faced a shortage of opium based medicines. Opium is the key ingredient in producing demerol, codeine, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and non-medicinal heroine used to wean substance abusers off of the drug. Aside from saving billions of dollars a year by halting the eradication program, the United States would be able to benefit economically…

cannabis is illegal will be deprived of the option to choose what they want to medicate with and are forced to choose from the more harmful and addictive pharmaceuticals, such as opioids. The number of opioids prescribed, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, in the United States has significantly increased from 76 million in 1991 to nearly 207 million in 2013. According to Nora D. Volkow on the National Institute on Drug Abuse website (2014), there is an estimated 2.1 million people in the…

Prescription drugs can be very helpful if taken properly, but surprisingly can be extremely dangerous if taken improperly and can even be deadly. The addiction to prescription drugs such as pain killers, sedatives, and stimulates, is on the rise and not a new subject among individuals. Although prescription drug abuse is not a fresh issue, it has become a rising epidemic over the last several years. Our nation as a whole should take a stand by raising more awareness, closely monitoring…