Substance-related disorders

Skills USA my team and I work together to address the growing heroin overdose issue in the community. In order to tackle the growing epidemic background information and connections had to be made. Phil Lahey of the Merrimack Valley Prevention and Substance Abuse Project came to my school to spread awareness of the heroin epidemic.…

individual during step 5 may make them embarrassed or ashamed. This fear of judgement could lead them to use. I personally believe that there are high risk situations surrounding confronting some individuals who may harbor hurt feelings toward the substance abuser. It may become a trigger for relapse. In lesson six the alcoholic or addict may still feel shameful or worthlessness due to the reflection of their behaviors and how they may look to another person now that they have…

Some reasons include that they were under the influence of drugs and bad people so they couldn’t learn what was right or wrong. They were under the influence of drugs like brown brown, which was gunpowder mixed with cocaine and other drugs and substances like alcohol and marijuana. Why did they do this? I don’t know, what were they trying to achieve? Drugs at an early age (or alcohol) can cause brain damage and long term effects and eventually, brain cancer. Next, they were pretty much taken…

dependency, but unlike many other substances it does not produce a desperation or craving. It also does not produce violent reactions like amphetamines or narcotics. This drug is used by many of our youth, but it does not produce any severe consequences. Many news articles have been covering stories about driving under the influence of marijuana making it seem like it is as prevalent as drunk driving. However, the truth is that there is not many cases of marijuana related accidents. To describe…

The Addictions & Mental Health Counsellor (AMH) works within a multi-disciplinary team who provides assessment, referral, clinical counselling, and prevention to individuals and family members affected by mental health and substance use issues. Family members of chemically addicted individuals want to know not only what addiction is, why their loved one became addicted and what part if any did they play. There is no easy explanation to these questions, as every addiction although it may be…

lead to the creation of heroin and morphine. In the 1970’s, the American people saw an increase use of hallucinogens like mushrooms, LSD, and PCP. As a result, President Nixon declared a “war on drugs” increasing the sentencing and fines for drug related crimes. This appears to be about the time that societies view on drugs took a hard turn, viewing addicts as immoral, homeless, jobless, lazy people that were unwilling to control their behaviors. Over the years this view of addiction has not…

Steroids Paden McDaniel Steroids are any of a large class of organic compounds with a characteristic molecular structure containing four rings of carbon atoms. They include many hormones, alkaloids, and vitamins. Steroids can be very helpful and are often used by doctors to help patients recover from any struggle in their way. Steroids can help help with so many things, but the negative side effects will often outweigh the good that comes to those who aren’t permitted steroid use. The harm,…

should be put into rehabilitation treatment programmes rather than jail. According to Rehab UK, there are over 440,000 drug users in the UK. Drug addicts need to realise that they have a problem, to be able to battle their addiction. According to the substance abuse and mental health service administrations, 23.5 million people aged 12 and over needed treatment for a drug problem in 2009. James aged 21 from Manchester was interviewed by the BBC about his experience taking drugs and how talking…

Alcohol Destroys a Community Alcohol abuse harms communities beginning in the family environment and extending outward to the community. Although people abuse alcohol because it makes them feel better about themselves, the truth is that over-use of alcohol tends to negatively impact the abuser’s personality and family. The abuser becomes irritable and uses poor judgment. Alcohol abuse is attributable to verbal and physical abuse of the spouse and the children. “Rowdy and his mother are always…

Fentanyl is a pharmaceutical drug in a class of drugs called opioids. Initially, fentanyl was used in the 1960s for severe pain and surgical procedures. Nowadays fentanyl is used for patients with chronic pain. Majority of fentanyl users are in their late twenties all way down to age 14. About 0.5 to 1 percent of fentanyl users die annually. In 2015, close to 300 people died from fentanyl in Alberta. Fentanyl used in the streets is illegally prepared in clandestine laboratories. Since fentanyl…