Substance abuse

INTORDUCTION: Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World, predicted the overuse of drugs because of changing morals within society, and in turn, the United States has followed that trend. ANALYSIS: Huxley had predicted that drugs were going to be used more frequently and used in a self-interest way. Drugs would be used to forget about what happened during the day, to relax after a stressful event, to be away from the real world and into a place of make believe, and much more other reasons. He…

In Addition, Jekyll suffers from alcoholism or some other form of substance abuse in the novel that could have easily been caused by the previously mentioned disorder. According to Lilienfeld, “when Hyde runs into a little girl on the street and then mauls her, his action is judged by Mr. Enfield, the observer, as that of a "Juggernaut." Reed connects the Orientalism of this insult to the continuous imagery of rampant alcohol use among the "undeserving poor," pointing out that temperance…

In journal “Native Women, Mean-Spirited Drugs, and Punishing Policies” by Luana Ross, she states psychological distress and violence are factors that lead to drug abuse among Native American women. Once Ronald Reagan declared the drug war the 1980s, there were a higher percentage of Native American and African American women than men incarcerated in prison for drug charges. In the article “Punishing Drug Addicts Who Have Babies: Women of Color, Equality, and the Right of Policy” by Dorothy…

case studies of two young girls, Susie,6 and Alice, 8. Both girls come from homes where their Mother’s abuse legal substances (cigarettes and alcohol). A study which looked at the effects of parental substance abuse on children found that nearly a third of the participants had grown up to have a serious drug problem (Bancroft et al, 2004). The assignment will focus on how parental substance abuse has effected the girls development and predict will what the girls’ lives are going to be like…

Back in nineteen-ninety-three I lost a good friend to substance abuse, his name was Jose. We used to be very good friends, we did a lot of things together. We loved hunting, fishing, playing sports and most of all; playing music. He was far from being the typical male; in fact, he was considerably good at everything. He played the guitar like the angels, he was also very smart and funny and possessed many, many talents, Oh, did I mention that he was also very popular with the opposite sex? Jose…

Is Kleptomania an addiction, a disorder or both? Some of us know or has heard of someone suffering from this disorder. today, we are going to provide some information and important details pertaining to kleptomania. Many with this disorder believe that they don't have a problem, and think this is a simple case of shoplifting. According to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental health disorders. Kleptomania is listed, as an IMPULSE-CONTROL DISORDER. Code 312.32, Failure to resist impulses…

it like a disease through prevention, treatment and recovery it can be managed just like other diseases. In order to understand why alcohol and drug addiction is a disease, we need to understand what an addiction is. The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as “..a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.” When a person becomes…

Addiction changes the way addicts think and ultimately how they behave. Suicidal threats, self-harming behaviors, threats to harm others, and assaults are all more likely when the addict is abusing substances. An accidental overdose is a self-harming behavior that signals the need for immediate intervention. Take all threats seriously. Involuntary civil commitment into a hospital may then become necessary. Requirements and procedures for civil commitment…

The economy recession Puerto Rico is facing is dragging the island to the worst it could have been in decades. A 70 billion in debt is sucking Puerto Rico in more problems, causing a decrease in jobs opportunities and increasing poverty, a society limited to expend even in essential, an exodus of professional and an increase of drug consumption, which all increases drug trafficking and crimes. In grand part this economic problem arises due to government agencies corruption and/ or misused funds…

addiction is ineffective (Szalavitz passim). Richard Wilson, a professor in the School of Public Health and Information Sciences at the University of Louisille, and Cheryl Kolander, a professor in the College of Education and Human Development, wrote Drug Abuse Prevention and has some insightful information on Szalavitz’s claims. Wilson and Kolander believe that the public and even experts are wrong in thinking that addiction is a disease by stating, “the so-called ‘disease concept’ or ‘medical…