Drug Addiction and To Kill a Mockingbird
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Drug Addiction and To Kill a Mockingbird
According to Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird is a clear representation of any civilization. Drug addiction wasn’t clearly represented in To Kill a Mockingbird. The incident with Mrs. Dubose doesn’t represent the struggles of modern day drug addicts. Drug addiction today is more severe than it is in represented in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Today people who choose to abuse harmful drugs are more likely to get addicted than those who use morphine for a medical reasons (Washburne 34). Many morphine abusers show similar side effhects as those of heroin and opium users (“Opium, Morphine, and Heroin”). When users abuse morphine they feel a reduction in pain and enter a state of intense happiness. The risks of morphine seem to outweigh the thrill. Constant users of morphine can experience a reduced sex drive, constipation, dizziness, confusion, fainting, seizures, problem breathing, or death (“Morphine Addiction and withdrawal”). Abusers going through an early morphine withdrawal may experience watery eyes, insomnia, diarrhea, a runny nose, yawning, dysphonia, sweating or an strong craving for the drug.
After about 48 hours late withdraw occurs which increase the user’s heart rate and blood pressure putting the user at risk of an heart attack or stroke. After about 8 days the heart rate and blood pressure begin to slowly decrease. Even after the physical need for morphine has left users still often face being vapid, severe depression, anxiety, insomnia, mood swings, forgetfulness, low self-esteem, confusion, paranoia, and other psychological disorders. After morphine users quit morphine without the proper help they 're likely to relapse. Morphine isn’t the only drug our society struggles with today. (“Morphine Addiction”)
Cocaine is one of the majorly addicting drugs. Cocaine abusers feel a state of euphoria a complete happiness. Soon after the high as warn off the abuser soon feels a unending crave for cocaine.
Drug Addiction and To Kill a Mockingbird
According to Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird is a clear representation of any civilization. Drug addiction wasn’t clearly represented in To Kill a Mockingbird. The incident with Mrs. Dubose doesn’t represent the struggles of modern day drug addicts. Drug addiction today is more severe than it is in represented in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Today people who choose to abuse harmful drugs are more likely to get addicted than those who use morphine for a medical reasons (Washburne 34). Many morphine abusers show similar side effhects as those of heroin and opium users (“Opium, Morphine, and Heroin”). When users abuse morphine they feel a reduction in pain and enter a state of intense happiness. The risks of morphine seem to outweigh the thrill. Constant users of morphine can experience a reduced sex drive, constipation, dizziness, confusion, fainting, seizures, problem breathing, or death (“Morphine Addiction and withdrawal”). Abusers going through an early morphine withdrawal may experience watery eyes, insomnia, diarrhea, a runny nose, yawning, dysphonia, sweating or an strong craving for the drug.
After about 48 hours late withdraw occurs which increase the user’s heart rate and blood pressure putting the user at risk of an heart attack or stroke. After about 8 days the heart rate and blood pressure begin to slowly decrease. Even after the physical need for morphine has left users still often face being vapid, severe depression, anxiety, insomnia, mood swings, forgetfulness, low self-esteem, confusion, paranoia, and other psychological disorders. After morphine users quit morphine without the proper help they 're likely to relapse. Morphine isn’t the only drug our society struggles with today. (“Morphine Addiction”)
Cocaine is one of the majorly addicting drugs. Cocaine abusers feel a state of euphoria a complete happiness. Soon after the high as warn off the abuser soon feels a unending crave for cocaine.
Cited: Heroin Withdrawal. 8/9/2011. About.1/29/2013. Lee, Harper. To Kill A Mockingbird. Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1960. Print Opium, Morphine and Heroin. Church. Web 1/25/13 Washburne.Drug Abuse. San Diego, Ca, 1996. Print.