The effect of addiction have consumed billions of individuals all over the world, not only consume but also killed. Individuals have relied on drugs to fill the void in their life that is missing. The addict is not only hurting themselves from the drug use but their families, friends, and their community. In this paper, it will give a description of a 21-year-old male named Anthony. Anthony started using marijuana at the age of 20, trying to hide the pain from the death of his sister. Eventually, marijuana was not enough to get Anthony the extra high he wanted which Anthony made the choice to try another drug and eventually it became the love of his life.…
In “Duh Bor-ing” Joseph Epstein explicitly defines boredom throughout this article. Episten discusses the various psychological tolls that boredom takes on a person. He discusses how boredom affects different aspects of everyday life. Epstein goes into detail in explaining how other authors and philosophers perceive boredom too. He also explains how boredom is a useful tool for us in order to keep our minds in check.…
o Schedule 1 drug—highly addictive and no med use-- (meth) but other amphetimes are schedule 2 drugs since they sometimes have medical use…
Boredom while in most cases makes people become blobs of thoughts that are not to be of use. But some people use boredom as a time to draft, to create. Whenever I am bored I think about wholesome books I should write on the side, what the plots and the twists should be. Others may think about that essay that's due and think of a time to work on it, whereas others would be blobs of zen, sitting down and relaxing.…
Unlike doing something or having a career, boredom is about the time you have with yourself and your thoughts. I asked my roommate another question, “Do you think boredom is a choice?” Her response was, “Yes, it is a choice. We choose to be bored. We choose to do the things we want to do. We could easily go outside and take a walk around the neighborhood instead of laying around and complaining.” In doing so, that will give us the time we need to decompress our thoughts and have alone time that we need with ourselves. With technology these days, we do not get to have that experience. We get so distracted by the television or the next ad that pops up on our youtube videos. We need to take time to be bored and just decompress our thoughts.…
All things considered, boredom is a thing that can shape teens/children into great human beings. Today, people's lives are overcome with technology, not saying it's a bad thing but technology can be overwhelming sometimes. Teens, especially, need time to smell the roses. Boredom can make teens minds want to explore the world more, think about all the great times they've had, and have better listening. Although, boredom can seem like the most ridiculous thing to do sometimes it's way better then some people think it…
But when boredom becomes chronic, it’s dangerous. The numb condition lures desperate humans into “make-me-feel-alive” behavior like over-eating, alcoholism, sex addiction, smoking, drug dependency, self-mutilation, fist-fighting, off-road racing, pathological gambling, and vandalism. It can plunge one into poor grades in school or poor work performance.…
This article outlines the first-hand experience of a previous drug addict and her struggles with her illness. She takes readers on her journey through living a seemingly normal life as a teenage drug addict. From coping mechanisms to learning to make herself vulnerable, the author summarizes her experience in an authentic manner. Then, the article talks about the severity of addiction as a whole and what she has learned from her experience. In addition to this, the article proves itself to be useful because she seeks to help others and provide the virtue of hope to the helpless victims of addiction as she explains how addiction is a disease and like any disease, addiction can affect one’s life regardless of their past. The author’s vulnerability…
Some People think that boredom is a good thing and I can somewhat relate to that…
According to UAB's health website, "Substance abuse is used to describe a pattern of substance (drug) use leading to significant problems or distress such as failure to attend work/school, substance use in dangerous situations (driving a car), substance-related legal problems, or continued substance use that interferes with friendships and or family relationships. Substance abuse, as a disorder, refers to the abuse of illegal substances or the abusive use of legal substances. Alcohol is the most common legal drug of abuse."…
Even if psychopathy can be identified in adolescents the label may have too many negative effects.…
What is addiction? There are many definitions and classifications, but what it comes down to is: “the person loses control over their use of the substance or behavior, and importantly, they are aware of that loss of control.” Addiction is a euphoric feeling one may get from a behavior or substance.…
Also people become drug addicts. It is possibly the worst product of boredom you can have. When people are doing drugs they are throwing their life away, giving up family and friends, education, and all other fun things in life. It consumes you, making you a person you do not want to be. Drugs like meth make you a slave to it. You can't eat or sleep, all you can do is get high. When you get bored to these measures it's very dangerous, but not all products of boredom lead to foul things like drugs and…
“The two enemies of human happiness are pain and boredom” a quote by Arthur Schopenhauer. How many times a day does someone say, “I’m so bored”? Too many times it appears. Boredom seems to becoming more of a big deal in our culture today. Why? What has changed or made people today become more lazy and uninterested in life? Humans should be motivated and excited to be alive and health, and willing to learn new things. Two things that seem to play a big role in being bored are Technology and a person’s self-choice. Another factor could be personal health issues like ADD/ADHD. These different types of factors lead people to discover different options on how to cope with it in a numerous of ways, technology being a factor yet again. Author Richard Restak discusses how technology affects our brains in his article, “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era”. Author Bill Wasik shows us what boredom can make us do in his article “My Crowd Experiment” The Mob Project”. Boredom should not be an issue in our culture today because of how it can affect us in a negative way.…
There are many people that try drugs out for different reason. Some of the reasons many people experiment with drugs is because they want to have fun, improvement in athletic abilities, ease of depression, anxiety, and stress, because others are doing it or just out of curiosity. Drug use does not necessarily lead to drug abuse and there is not a particular level that using drugs will change from insouciant to challenging. Drug abuse and addiction varies by individual. Addiction and drug abuse more so has to do with the consequences of using drugs than the quantity and frequency of substance being consumed. You know that you have a drug addiction or abuse problem when the use of drugs causes dilemmas in your life such as at home, with your relationships, at school, at work, or anywhere else. There are some drug users that do not get addicted. Your family environment, social environment, mental health, and genes play a significant role in drug abuse and addiction. Early use of drugs, abuse, and neglect, traumatic childhood experiences, smoking a drug, injecting a drug, depression, stress, anxiety, and family history are factors that may increase your vulnerability to drug addiction and abuse.…