Austin Hogan Kendra Gallos English 3 30 November 2016 There are many problems in the world and there is one specific one that is not only unsafe but also deadly, and that problem is Meth. Meth is a drug that not only is addictive, it is extremely dangerous. The problem with Meth is what it does to someone’s body and how it affects others around them. Brief description of Meth; it is a drug that is cheaply made out of normal everyday products such as: gas cleaner chemicals, the red stuff on…
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Determining a drug treatment program for an addict can be a very difficult process. There is no one program that will help treat everyone with different addictions. It is important for treatments centers to figure out the root of the problem in order to completely rehabilitate the individual. Rehabilitating a person consists of much more than having someone keep sober for 90 days. It is about giving them the right tools to cope with their stress, disorders, or trauma in their lives. In some ways…
The recovery process is inevitable for all addicts go through that want to quit their addictive behavior. Since addiction hijacks a person’s brain, a person needs to surround his external climate with other addicts and ex-addicts. One of the best ways most addicts can recover from their addictive behavior is enrolling in a twelve-step program. To see how a twelve-step is like, I visited a Narcotic Anonymous (NA) candlelight meeting. The twelve-step meeting researched contradicts Mate’s…
Addiction is not just a social or criminal problem; it is a chronic disease of the brain that many individuals are struggling with. Addiction can be defined as dependency on something such as alcohol and drugs. Drugs and alcohol are harmful because they affect people’s behavior resulting in antisocial habits, lowering self- esteem and ruining one’s motivation towards achieving life goals. People suffering from alcohol and drug addiction can have an appropriate response if only they go through…
vTA #8- Role of Spirituality in Treating Addictions Among special issue that are likely to arise in addiction treatment, spirituality is prominent. There is a widely shared view, especially within the United States that spirituality is central to understanding and overcoming addiction (Treating Addiction Pg. 333). What this writer has learned regarding the relationship between spirituality and addiction is that spirituality emphasizes the highest quality of human beings to create…
Through examination of five addicts seeking treatment in the San Francisco substance abuse treatment arena in the late 1990’s, Dr. Lonny Shavelson provides a stark and thought-provoking insight into substance use treatment in the United States. His book, Hooked: Five addicts challenge our misguided drug rehab system, documents the journey of the five addicts: Mike, Darrell, Darlene, Glenda, and Crystal. Through examination of these stories as documented in Hooked, we can journey through the book…
Substance Abuse Treatment: What is and Isn’t Working Substance abuse is common in America, and there are treatment options available. Treatments for substance abuse scale from professional counseling to 12-step programs. Most of these programs do not have outstanding success rates, considering not everyone can afford professional help. 12-step programs seem to be more common, with that in consideration there are downfalls to this way of treatment. Lack of funding, religion, socioeconomic…
This is because they typically don't consider long-term success. Patients even relapse after attending the best treatment centers in America. In fact, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) says 40% - 60% of all addicts relapse. There are two major reasons why addicts tend to relapse. The first is that addiction is a chronic disease. In the same way as other chronic illnesses don't have a single treatment modality…
On top of supporting the negative stereotype of the damaged addict this film glosses over Jenny treating her addiction and presents addiction as completely curable. The directors spend a very long time establishing Jenny’s drug addiction but no time covering her treating it. The only reference we have to her troubled past in the later part of the movie is her mysterious illness that leads to her death and we never see her struggle with residual cravings, depression, or any other real things…