Substance-related disorders

In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, many debatable topics are discussed such as brainwashing, hypnopaedia, and chemical persuasion. One particular topic that stands out to me is the argument for chemical persuasion. While many opinions may differ on this topic, mine tends to stay one opposing path. Huxley compares the commonly used drug, soma, to many common vices that people use today such as marijuana, LSD, cocaine, and alcohol. Huxley begins describing soma as a drug that is used when…

them after rehab activities that they may do is essential. The kind of life they have been through inside the drug rehabilitation should be adapted once they get back into their normal life. The firm foundation that they acquire in an extensive substance treatment program will definitely provide them great chances of recovery. Drug addiction treatment could also be performed at your home. However, not all the time that the rules and regulations will be strictly followed unlike of that when…

Understanding Substance Abuse It is difficult to fully understand substance abuse. Discovering why one person develops a problem with drugs or alcohol and another person does not is something of a mystery. However, there are some similarities in the person's path that develops substance abuse. The difficult part with this is that every stage of a person's path who is suffering from substance abuse causes more consequences and chaos. One problem with substance abuse is that it doesn't solely…

I think a problem with our community with work and school is drugs. Drugs is a big issue around here, you see so many people smoking weed and getting high and doing stupid things. Work and Career based schools should drug test before letting them work and attend at that certain school. For example Apollo is a Career center that gets you ready for a job in the future. There should be random drug testing at school and work because we as a community need to lower the rate of teenagers and adults…

Drugs have taken over the lives of many people today. These people could have fell into peer pressure or could have grew up around drug use and fell into the lifestyle. When they had tried drugs for the first they most likely lied to themselves saying it would be the only time. However, that is likely not the case. There is two known ways that drugs affect the brain. They are knon as the Repeat Effect and the "Pleasure" Effect. The Repeat Effect is how someone becomes addicted to drugs. The…

Protean Brain The Protean Brain is the name for our neuroplastic brain. The brain can alter itself like malleable plastic, and changes itself as we experience new things, take new medications, or think a certain way. These changes do not happen rapidly however, they happen overtime, and are built by repetition in our lives. These habits are oftentimes onset at birth, that is to say that we have a built in base level for most emotions in our lives, we have a base happiness, a base sadness and so…

“The USADA bans sprinter Justin Gatlin for eight years after he tests positive for banned substances a second time. Gatlin is also forced to forfeit his 100-meter world record.” He had used performance-enhancing drugs. Student-athletes that start doing drugs at a young age, and get counseling, have a good chance of not becoming involved again. The athletes that are already getting help will not have to be worried about their teammates pressuring them to start using drugs again. There should be…

ven more dangerously, the effects of methamphetamine addiction and abuse can impact every single aspect of a meth user’s life. Meth is a terribly dangerous drug that can significantly change everything. The effects of meth addiction can include so much as homelessness, malnutrition, incarceration, financial ruin and divorce. Because the drug can lead to violent behavior, domestic and child abuse, and full-blown toxic psychosis are also common effects from the drug. Even more seriously, meth can…

that I work with are, substance abuse disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and anger disorders. Substance abuse disorder is a disorder that I have experienced the most with ones that are closest to me as well as in my professional life. As a bystander, I feel personally that all disorders can be hard to handle but substance abuse disorder can be emotionally draining especially when someone you know is battling the disorder. Substance abuse disorder has different…

The Chemically Impaired Professional Substance abuse among nurses is a problem that threatens the delivery of quality care and professional standards of nursing (Talbert, J. 2009). Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious health and social problem in the United States. Addiction and dependency affect adolescents and older adults, all ethnicities, and all socioeconomic levels. The prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse in the nursing population is believed to parallel that of the general population…