Stigma against Addiction Essay

I had the opportunity to go to the speaker on the Friday of Oktoberfest to learn about alcohol and its effects on the body and mind. These speakers brought up a great deal of information on alcohol, addiction, and how it effects the people surrounding this environment. One of the largest discussed concerns is the difference in drinking and use of drugs in society today in comparison to our parents’ generation. The first huge difference was in how much people drink now. It used to be that when…

On the other hand my partner believes that video games should not be considered a sport because it does not meet the standard term of a sport, there based on luck, and also deem video game to be unhealthy. My partner states that video game does not have “physical exertion” qualifying it to be not a sport. However, sports like horse riding qualify as a sport even though the horse is doing all the physical work in the competition. Just as chess, video games should also be classified as mind sport…

In America, addiction seems to be neglected time after time again. Not only is it neglected but it is also seen as being shameful. Which is why drug abuse has become an epidemic in the United States of America. Although there are several solutions to help combat drug abuse, Americans neglect that they have a problem and let addiction continue to ruin their lives. The abuse of drugs in America can be resolved by seeking counseling or therapy, getting a detoxification, going to drug rehab, and…

Paul Salem is a 70 year-old male with significant chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He has no medication allergies and reports using prescribed albuterol inhaler 90mcg, about 4-5 times per week for his COPD, and Phenytoin 3 capsules of 100mg each at bedtime for his seizure treatment. Patient states he has been adherent to his medication regimen through the use of his med box. He also reported he has not had a seizure for several years and his COPD is well stable at the moment. He…

nicotine gets into the brain, it attaches to acetylcholine receptors and mimics the actions of acetylcholine. Accumulating lines of evidence demonstrate that acetylcholine receptors play critical roles in mediating nicotine reward, dependence and addiction. The actions of glutamate are regulated by ion tropic and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Nicotine's effects on glutamate cause the pleasurable effects of nicotine to last longer. Nicotine causes glutamate to speed up dopamine release. The…

Truthfully Shin has nothing to hide; it seemed to be a common occurence when he stumbled into a bar after a stressful day. There was always someone he sat next to, always someone who tried to read into him and figure him out before he's even opened his mouth to utter a syllable. It boiled down to Shin being a complete mystery; that of which was not human, though nobody ever made heads or tales of that. "No. I'm a when the need arises drinker, but typically I deal with my stress through dance…

trigger cues, feelings as to what triggers and reinforce the client urge to act out the addictive behavior (Theory and Practice of counseling and Psychotherapy, 2013). Cognitive behavioral therapy is said to be the most success rate treatment in addiction where the clients can practice what they learn from therapist sessions and develop skills even after the therapist session have finished (Waldron, & Kaminer, 2004).…

homosexuals. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the most common transmission of AIDS is through homosexual sex (52 percent). Other means of transmission are drug injection, 25 percent; heterosexual sex, 8 percent; homosexual sex and drug addiction, 7 percent; undetermined, 6 percent; and blood transfusions, 2 percent. The lengthy incubation period, sometimes lasting several years, contributes to its spread. While AIDS is the eleventh cause of death for the overall population, it is…

Male-on-male prostitution often are left with tremendous confusion about their actual sexual orientation. When the males try to escape the sex worker life they may encounter all the prejudices encountered by other gay males, as well as in addition to the stigma of prostitution. Workers in forced prostitution are often not able to perform safe sex because pimps don’t allow it or clients refuse to wear protection. Many women became pregnant as a result.Trafficked sex workers who became pregnant…

In the topic of discussion on children's screen time as scribed in the two passages, i see truth in both. So what is my opinion? Well, my opinion is that children of this generation do spend far to much time in front of screens. I have seen that as the technology becomes more and more advanced, we as a humanity are fragmenting ourselves. Devices like phones and televisions consume the minds of our youth and they distorting communication skills. These electronics also in my view strip people of…