Drug abuse is a major issue. Those suffering from drug abuse need to be rehabilitated instead of being thrown into prisons where they will not receive the proper treatment. In this paper‚ I will discuss the Drug Court program that is aimed at decreasing drug use. I will also discuss the impact of the program. Drug misuse and abuse has become a part of the social norm for many. There are some individuals who make silent cries for help‚ but do not know who or where to turn to get the help they need
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"Say No to Drugs" is now visible almost everywhere. Drug addiction is a major social evil of modern times. Major newspaper headlines and sensational television coverage scream about drug abuse and related crimes. Fascination for drugs and their easy availability have heightened the number of drug abuse cases particularly among youngsters. Drugs produce a sense of euphoria but they are very dangerous because the users gradually get addicted and are always at risk of a variety of life-threatening diseases
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be drug tested. I support the motion because such scheme protects both students and the whole society. I will put forward 2 strong reasons today about the advantages of this mandatory scheme. Firstly‚ it serves as a strong deterrent. Drug abuse remains a serious problem in schools. Many anti-drugs campaigns implemented by the government were ineffective in controlling the worsening situation. In spite of the widespread information about the dangers of taking drugs‚ students still try out
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their addiction to prescription drugs. The producer exposes how an individual can go from using prescription drugs legally and instrumentally to illegal and recreational. The main purpose of this film is to warn the audience just how easy it is to abuse prescription drugs and the deadly consequences that come from abusing these drugs‚ the film was created to raise awareness of the growing American problem. There are two major themes present in this film: Man Vs. Himself and death as a part of life
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Next‚ I wish to discuss the difference between drug addiction and drug abuse and whether they are both similar or completely separate from each other. If they are similar what are the characteristics of drug abuse and drug addiction. Also what are the physical effects of drug addiction and what are the psychical effects of drug abuse ‚ and also if any; what are the psychological effects that might accompany both the abuse of drugs and the addiction to drugs. This of course will all be dependent
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The documentary Dope Sick Love‚ follows around two drug-addicted couples in the streets of New York City. Couples Tracey & Matt and Michelle & Sebastian are prime examples of what it is like to live with the unescapable harm of addiction. As discussed in class‚ addiction is defined as a continued‚ compulsive use that gives temporary relief of please‚ in spite of the awareness of negative consequences. This definition perfectly explains the entire synopsis of the documentary. Both couples understand
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Addiction is a brain disease that is a compulsive engagement in a rewarding stimuli‚ despite adverse consequences. There are many stages that lead addiction such as the pleasure principle‚ development of tolerance‚ and compulsion (Rodgers‚ 1994). The brains pleasure principles registers all pleasures the same way‚ from psychoactive drug‚ a monetary reward‚ a sexual encounter‚ or a satisfying meal. In the brain‚ pleasure releases a neurotransmitter called dopamine. Dopamine is released into the nucleus
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On the other hand‚ imagine how taken aback people are to find themselves dependent on chemical substances when there were no apparent clues suggesting they might be susceptible to active addiction. This sometimes happens when a person is prescribed pain pills after surgery or for pain management or a person decides to experiment with heroin‚ and the obsessions/compulsions of addiction raise their monstrous heads without warning. There is no pre-emptive strategy for this. So‚ sometimes people
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kids about. Offer to be the designated driver which means that their kids can ask their friends if they want them to be the designated driver. “They can find something better to do (National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens‚ 17)”. Some teens might say try to get there friends to do drugs to look cool. They might say something like come do this with us if you do it then you will look cool. If schools conducted random
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drug offenders to clinical settings instead of jail. First of all‚ there is evidence that prison increases addiction. This might be because prisoners are in contact with drug-using peers. These peers could introduce one to new types of addictive substances‚ for example‚
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