worse than the problem one is trying to solve with them. Many people wonder about the physical effects of drug abuse. Long term drug abuse takes a toll on the addict’s body. The lungs‚ the teeth and even the skin are affected by the use of drugs. Some of these physical effects are reversible after the addict stops using drugs‚ but others are not. One noticeable physical effect of drug abuse is changes in physical appearance. The addict might experience a change in his weight over a short period of
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of drug is becoming prevalence in today’s society. Drug abuse is referred to as intake of drugs by over does of the prescribed drug given by medical personnel or taking drugs on an individual’s personal interest or influence by some groups of people. Indeed‚ the term drug abuse is used to indicate excessiveness and frequent consumption of drugs regardless of whether an individual is depending on it or not. Drug abuse is chemical substances that exert mood-altering effects on the brain and which are
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addiction. Drug abuse has become a common norm in the society today. Drug addiction is a chronic brain disease that causes uncontrollable drug seeking and use despite its negative consequences on the addict. Although the decision to take drugs is voluntary for many individuals‚ the brain changes that over a period of time. It hampers a person’s ability to resist his/her impulses to take drugs; in the process an individual becomes a drug addict. This paper aims to answer the question if drug abuse should be
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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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