Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic in the United States especially among the youth of our country. The Partnership for a Drug Free America says that 2‚500 teens a day abuse prescription drugs. Abuse of these narcotics can lead to serious mental and physical consequences. Why is this such a problem‚ what can we do to solve it‚ and how is it affecting our social lives? First we must explore what prescription drugs are being abused. The most popular abused drugs fall into three categories
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They often work through pain and injury that occurred in the hospital. What happens that pain becomes unbearable? Many nurses cringe at the idea of taking time off work to heal. Unfortunately‚ some of these nurses turn to a perilous relief that is readily available in most healthcare settings: narcotics. Others may turn to alcohol. This vicious cycle of secretive substance dependence is often not immediately detected. This is not only due to the addicted nurse’s initial ability to maintain a normal
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there has and will always be a problem with drug abuse. Drug abuse is a very serious and ongoing difficulty that society is faced with daily. However‚ since drug abuse across the nation is such a broad subject with all the different drugs available‚ I would like to narrow it down to a more personal topic. In my home state of Montana‚ methamphetamines is constantly being distributed and abused. My stance is that we must work harder to put an end to this abuse in order to save Montana families and our
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Adolescent Substance Abuse Being a teenager and raising a teenager are individually‚ and collectively‚ enormous challenges. For many teens‚ illicit substance use and abuse become part of the landscape of their teenage years. Although most adolescents who use drugs do not progress to become drug abusers‚ or drug addicts in adulthood‚ drug use in adolescence is a very risky proposition. Even small degrees of substance abuse (for example‚ alcohol‚ marijuana‚ and inhalants) can have negative consequences
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Why there should not be drug testing for welfare Should drug tests be required of welfare recipients? No‚ I don’t think so. Welfare recipients are typically extremely poor and are uneducated. Another aspect of welfare recipients is that they are mentally ill. It would seem too ignoble to find ways to deny recipients access to welfare. Welfare recipients are usually on welfare because they lack an education and training to earn a better living. Their education only allows them basic opportunities
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There has been a recent movement among states to implement drug testing for applicants and recipients to receive this assistance. Many people see this as a violation of their 4th amendment rights. The ideology behind drug testing is to weed out misuse of funds by recipients‚ thus alleviating budgetary concerns in hard economic times. Are there other means of easing budgetary issues without potentially violating the 4th amendment rights of the poor?
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Substance abuse is a compilation of experiences‚ environments and motivations that propel individuals into different directions. It is the unique makeup of an individual’s story. Everyone is brought to the same ending from a different beginning. While some experiences are shared‚ there are plenty of risk factors that can contribute to the development of addiction. Most risk factors fall into one of several categories.Substance abuse does not follow a pattern. It does not have a set of rules that
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Cultivating a Solution for the Youth of America Prescription drug abuse has become an epidemic across the United States‚ destroying and affecting many lives of young Americans. Why do so many people abuse prescription drugs? Many think that prescription drugs are safer and less addictive than “street drugs.” After all‚ these are drugs that moms‚ dads‚ and even kid brothers and sisters use. The dangers are not easily seen‚ but the future of America’s youth will soon be in severe danger if the
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Drug Abuse in Malaysia Drugs is a type of substance which can be medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ or used to improve performance and can also have other effects when taken by any individual or also animal. Drugs are viewed differently from every culture. Some views it as a healing ingredient while some might take it as normal food intake. Drugs molecules are complex and it mainly consist of hydrogen and carbon atoms‚ oxygen atoms‚ nitrogen atoms‚ Recreational drugs generally is that an individual can
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experienced with my friends and family is substance abuse issues that include alcohol‚ illicit drugs‚ and prescription drugs. Throughout my childhood my father abused drugs and alcohol‚ my uncle was an alcoholic‚ my nephew suffered from addiction to alcohol and illicit and prescription drugs‚ and in the beginning of my relationship with my children’s father addiction was an issue. I have had several friends in the past that suffered from some form of substance abuse issues. In the past five years‚ I have
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