Drugs can turn someone into a whole new person with the way he acts, thinks, and lives. When someone is abusing, he can become antisocial, and push people away from him so he can be alone. He can also become more aggressive, making it easy for him to get mad when someone speaks in the wrong tone, or even when someone looks at him the wrong way. If a family member is trying to help out the user, he can get aggravated easily and end up losing control of the way he acts towards someone trying to care for him. When he is looking for money for his next fix, it will cause him to do anything. The abuser will lie, steal, and hurt whoever to get what he wants. Families can fight a lot more from the problems the drug abuse is causing. When someone is addicted to drugs, he may not realize he has a problem or that he is sick, so he will not look for treatment. This can lead into making bad decisions; for example, someone can lose everything and ruin his…
Drugs are common in our world today and seem to cause problems in some cases. For example, a teenager in high school discovers the use of drugs. The teenager starts doing drugs and starts caring less and less about his or her school work or extracurricular activities. This concept of doing drugs applies to anyone though, not just teenagers. Therefore, partaking in doing drugs makes many people forget about their responsibilities in life. More importantly, these people should keep trying in their everyday fight and not take the easy way out of it. They must battle these temptations of doing drugs, because it will take them away from what is actually important in…
Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant that is most commonly known as crank, crystal meth, speed or ice and is used as a recreational drug. It is well known to be mostly abused usually through ingestion, snorting, injection, or smoking - due to the fairly easy nature of producing it (METHAMPHETAMINE). However, it does have some minor useful medical uses such as in therapeutic “treatment of narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)” (Methamphetamine drug profile).…
Alcohol dependence is a chronic condition with disastrous effects. It can lead to heart attacks, cirrhosis of the liver, high blood pressure, premature aging and stomach ulcers. It is a large factor in disruptions of family patterns and can lead to divorce, and it can also manifest in suicide attempts, car and industrial accidents, as well as crimes such as rape, murder, assault and spousal abuse.Most people enjoy drinking at times. However, knowledge of the disastrous effects that alcohol dependence can have on an individual, makes it difficult to understand why some individuals drink more than they can handle. Looking back at the 19th century, we can see that alcohol dependence as an ailment came into its own more than 200 years ago. During the Industrial Revolution alcohol dependence grew to epidemic proportions, especially among the working class. In contemporary society alcohol dependence remains an extremely common disorder.…
Drugs can cost you everything such as the trust and respect of loved ones, to some crime committing such as theft and breaking and entering. There are a lot of reasons why people turned to drugs today, some are ashamed of the pain and trying to bottled up from sexual and physical abuse, some doing it out of boredom and they are curious about drugs, and others do drugs because, of peer pressure. But most of all drugs can cost you your life.…
High school seniors have reported that 23% have used marijuana and 16% have smoked cigarettes.When teens are in high school it is important to stay focused and get good grades, teens who use drugs and alcohol have declining grades, miss more school, and are more likely to drop out of school. If teens end up using substances it could affect their academic ability. Teens are using drugs and other substances more often now, causing bad grades, family and health issues and many other problems. If parents and schools could try harder to keep teens safe from drugs they could help decrease the amount of teens who use illicit substances. Schools could make sure that teens aren’t doing bad things during school hours. Parents could watch their teens…
Prescription drug abuse is a modern-day disease. In an estimate, over six million Americans have abused prescription medication. However, there is no completely accurate way to measure prescription drug abuse. Many people suffer from addiction because of certain doctors’ carelessness in writing prescriptions. When doctors’ are caught intentionally over prescribing abused medications, they are typically the punishment for their crimes is very small. Young adults are also beginning to abuse prescription drugs by illegally purchasing them from the prescription holder and using them as study or party drugs. Prescription drug abuse has torn apart families, destroyed lives, and has even resulted in death. Some people think that by focusing on prescription…
Alcohol is a common and easily obtainable drug that has been socially accepted in many countries. Alcohol is a ‘depressant drug.’ It slows down the actions of the central nervous system and lowers heart and breathing rates, allowing many people to ‘relax.’ The drug doesn’t affect the body as much if it is taken in right amounts; however if the drug is abused, it can be very harmful. Even though many people are aware of the negative effects of alcohol, people still decide to drink as it helps them unwind and have a ‘good time.’…
According to results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs non medically for the first time within the past year. This statistic averages to approximately 6,600 new people per day who are taking prescription drugs that were not prescribed to them, or are not needed to treat a serious condition anymore. More than one-half of the 2.4 million people taking prescription drugs for the first time are women, ,and about a third were aged 12-17. Prescription drug abuse is highest among young adults, ages 18-25. According to the NSDUH the most commonly abused prescription drugs are opiods, CNS depressants, and stimulants.…
Treating persons suffering from opiate addiction is beneficial not only for the individual, but also for society as a whole. Brightside Clinic in Northbrook, IL, knows exactly how drug, opiate, or heroin addiction can impact individuals and their loved ones. These drug dependence experts are devoted to offering caring treatment to help people get back on their feet. Rather than simply punishing or incarcerating individuals suffering from addiction, they believe in comprehensive drug addiction treatment.…
“Most people who drink alcohol do not become alcoholics.”(Gale pg.2 Para 2) An alcoholic addiction stems from other personal problems of the past or a current problem. Many people may think that an alcohol addiction is a disease or they may not. Alcohol has become a self-medication so that people can dismiss their problems for the time being. If someone feels they have an alcohol addiction, or others do, there are different treatments to help the matter but someone who is addicted to alcohol is usually in denial and treatment will only help a person if they are willing to except it themselves.…
Prescription drug abuse has a huge effect on people and their families. Drugs have some good qualities and help in many ways. However, many people tend to abuse the ability to use drugs even when it is not a necessity to use the drugs anymore. Some people do not realize how much they rely on the drugs. There becomes a point in some people’s lives where they tend to take the drug not because they need it but because they have a habit and a want. Many do not realize the effect it has on the body to take these prescription drugs instead of finding a more authentic way to cope. Some people become so addicted to drugs that it becomes all they think about and nothing else. Everything and everyone become of lesser value to them. Getting that medicine…
Physiologically, drug abuse alter the way people think, feel, and behave by disrupting neurotransmission, the process of communication between brain cells(Carl Sherman,2007). People with drug addiction start to get agitate, they start to forget things, and they tend to indulge in abnormal behavior. People that abuse drugs will even go so far as committing an unlawful crime just to get that high that they are looking for.…
There are many life threatening, as well as psychological, dangers due to the use of marijuana. Life threatening dangers include, cancer, breathing, immune system, asthma, driving ability, heart rate, blood pressure, and reproduction. The Psychological findings include, short term memory, attention span, "lasting effect", schizophrenia, withdrawal, and symptoms in newborns, and children. These certain dangers may be associated with the prolonged use of marijuana, and may cause permanent damage.…
Drug abuse plays a key part in numerous social tribulations. Drugs abuse can escort to drugged driving, violence, stress, child abuse, homelessness, crime, missed work, and difficulty with keeping an occupation. Drug abuse can hurt unborn children and devastate relatives.…