The topic I chose to do my “Show Me You Care” project is substance abuse among teenagers. This will mainly focus on what kind of illegal substances are these teens consuming. Some people may think that substance abuse is only smoking weed or consuming alcohol‚ however is more than just that. Some teens have found illegal substances in cough medicine and used that for their drug addiction. Another form of illegal substance is the use of hookah. Many teenagers look at it as just flavor tobacco and
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on the toilet of his bathroom in Graceland but what many do not know is the discrepancy behind the details of exactly why. Substance abuse covers a wide range of substances. Any brain-affecting substance is classified as a drug and this includes caffeine and nicotine on top of alcohol (Hansell & Damour‚ 2008).Due to this the DSM IV-TR classifies substance abuse as substance related disorders. Mr. Presley died of such a disorder. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley is viewed by many to be the “King
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Meth… Beyond The High Sarah Substance Abuse and Treatment Glass‚ crystal‚ chalk‚ and ice. These words by themselves appear harmless. Just simple nouns used in the everyday hubbub of conversation. However‚ according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ those four words are also used as street names for the highly addictive drug‚ Methamphetamine. The drug Methamphetamine‚ more commonly referred to as meth‚ is an addictive stimulant that affects the central
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The difference between abuse of a substance and dependence‚ is that abuse is when one indulges over such as weekend benders‚ parting too hard‚ etc.‚ but still maintains some sort of control over what they do. Dependence however is when an individual no longer has the ability to control their addiction‚ and their actions lead to more and more serious consequences. The drug of choice then controls the individual. Assessments are the gathering tools and process by which one‚ preferably a clinician
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EBSCO MegaFILE. Web. 7 Apr. 2014 Bower‚ Bruce. "The Addiction Paradox: Drug Dependence Has Two Faces - As A Chronic Disease And A Temporary Failure To Cope." Science News 185.6 (2014): 16-20. EBSCO MegaFILE. Web. 7 Apr. 2014. Drug addiction and drug abuse. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia‚ 6Th Edition [serial on the Internet]. (2013‚ Sep)‚ [cited April 7‚ 2014]; 1-4. Available from: EBSCO MegaFILE. Kalivas‚ P. W.‚ and N. D. Volkow. "New Medications For Drug Addiction Hiding In Glutamatergic Neuroplasticity
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People who are depressed abuse substances in a way to free themselves from feeling depressed. Some people who abuse substances disrupt their lives to the point that they become depressed. Drug and alcohol addiction can be classified as genetic. Addiction is also considered an illness. Some people abuse drugs and alcohol to escape the horrors of their family and work situations. Some use because they were abused
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Over many years the abuse of Heroin has been known‚ but now the epidemic is out of control and many are dying daily. Heroin is a substance that is synthesized from morphine‚ and extracted from the poppy seed plant. The opium poppy has been refined for more than five thousand years for a variety of medicinal uses. When heroin was first created it was used as a cough syrup and pain killer. At first people believe it would help with morphine and opium addiction but then doctors realized people were
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temptation to use drugs and alcohol is seen in social media and advertisements every day. Television‚ commercials‚ billboards‚ and movies bombard the teenage consumer. Although these factors can be seen in the home‚ the prevention of using these substances can be taught at home as well. “A child educated only at school is an uneducated child” (George Santayana). In other words‚ what a child is taught at home will reflect in the decisions they will make in life and what path they will go down later
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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