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Exposure to illicit and non-illicit drugs during pregnancy is a significant issue in the United States. Each year, approximately 757,000 pregnant women use alcohol and 820,000 smoke cigarettes. It is estimated that 221,000 pregnant women use illegal drugs at least once during their pregnancy and 1 in 5 of these women smoke crack cocaine. Additionally, … Read more
Next, I looked at the relationships between numbers of tattoos in relation to the above behaviours. Binge drinking showed a rise between having no tattoos up until having three with a difference of 8. 8%; however, a dramatic drop occurred after that which showed that there were 7. 6% more individuals without tattoos who engaged … Read more
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 21. 5 million American adults battled a substance use disorder in 2014 (Statistics on Drug). with that being said, over ninety percent of Americans battling addiction started their drug-using habits during their adolescent years (Addiction Statistics). This staggering percentage is not indicative of a cultural … Read more
Today is the third day of the April Blogging Challenge. Today I have chosen the 6 C’s of addiction and Recovery. Those six words of Addiction and Recovery are Choice, Compulsion, Craving, Consequence and Control and Choose Life. The first C word is, Choice which seems to be the greatest of the debate in this … Read more
From Nationally Known Pop Stars like Michael Jackson to Prince and among several others, prescription drug misuse has become a wide spread occurrence in the United States. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration states, “Prescription Drug Misuse is defined as intentional or unintentional use of medication without prescription in a way other than … Read more
Amphetamines are a highly addictive drug that has proven to be both a blessing and a curse to modern medicine. It is healing qualities make it very effective in other aspects, but it is addictive qualities make it one of the most dangerous of all drugs to take. The abuse of such a drug has … Read more
Is addiction a worldwide controversial debate for everyone, to me it’s a mental illness that can be cured because you can break obsessions and bad habits it just takes help from people who are willing to help them. There are more than just one type of addiction, there is gambling, overeating, playing video games, working, … Read more
Drugs have been around since the beginning of time and in the past used for a variety of medical and even spiritual properties. Many individuals are able to use substances with no negative consequences, but for many it can lead to addiction. Addiction will lead the individuals to have to chronic, relapsing, and compulsive behavior … Read more
Growing up and entering the teenage years exposes young people to new things that they have never had to deal with before, such as drugs. Many children do not know how to handle a situation when faced with drugs, which opens the possibility of bad decision making. Just one bad decision can lead to a … Read more
Fentanyl Withdrawal Timeline Fentanyl (also known as Subsys, Onsolis, Lazanda, Fentora, Duragesic, and Abstral) is one of the strongest synthetic opiate painkillers available. In fact, the drug is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. Due to its strength and effectiveness as a painkiller, nurses and physicians often use fentanyl to treat chronic pain, … Read more
Addiction is an issue that many families find themselves struggling with. The film, Addiction: The family in crisis, discusses many of the issues surrounding addiction and alcoholism in the family. Addiction was described in the film as a “family disease”, meaning not only does addiction and alcoholism effect everyone in the family, everyone also has … Read more
Both novels give insight into how the characters describe their experience while on drugs and the evidence demonstrates that Requiem for a Dream offers a warped, illusional depiction of addiction, whereas Trainspotting is objective and honest. The character’s choice to live in an delusional fantasy rather than face reality in Requiem for a Dream is … Read more
Our motivations are what get us up in the morning and get us through the day. They are also more long term in that our specific motivators may determine the direction in which we take our lives and what we decide to do with our time. It can often be difficult to identify these motivators … Read more
Research Question or Purpose Statement: The article showcases Jenkot’s study of different roles involved in creating methamphetamine and highlights the respect a meth-producing group has for its individuals taking on specific roles. Theory/Hypotheses: When it comes to producing methamphetamine, there is a nondiscriminatory chain of command that exists within all producing groups. Understanding this chain … Read more
Is it OK for athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs? There are many factors associated with why performanceenhancing drugs shouldn’t be used in sports one of the main association is health risks. Performance-enhancing drugs should not be used in the sport because as they use the enhancing drug they are destroying the sport fair play and … Read more
As the fog descends around the Tyrone’s summer home, another fog falls on the family within. This fog is that of substance abuse, in which each of the four main characters of Eugene O’Neill’s play, Long Day’s Journey into Night face by the end of Act IV. Long Day’s Journey into Night is a metaphoric … Read more
This study will explore existing research data and reports from various agencies and journals in order to answer the question: does the length of treatment improve the success of people who are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol? I have chosen several scientific journal articles concerning the relationship between the success rate of substance abusing clients … Read more