Blumer's Viewpoints On Drugs

Substances such as cocaine, heroin, Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (cannabis), and methamphetamine are known to cause severe addiction. The effects of drugs on a human health and psychology may come in many forms. Cocaine and methamphetamine can cause nerve cells to overproduce natural neurotransmitter or prevent the natural cycling of the brain hormones, typically dopamine. As such, this may create an unusual behaviour in the brain reward system which may cause the ability of the user to halt the drug used is compromised. The user is said to be addicted and the ability to make voluntary choices is being compromised resulting in taking drugs as a psychological and physical need.

The abuse of anabolic steroids has been linked to depression. The use of drugs can be argued as morally wrong. Creating an unnatural advantage is morally wrong and can make people feel bad about themselves. Some people argue that people’s bodies provide an advantage to people naturally so doping is not wrong. The depends on the person.

The inferior alcohol, which is sold on the black market, can cause severe health issues. If it is not controlled it could contain methanol, which is toxic if you consume 0.1g per kilogram body

This anger may be made worse due to use of alcohol or drugs. If you have Chronic anger it will affect yourself more than it will affect others because you have more anger towards yourself. You can end up hurting yourself which can indirectly hurt other people as

Some factors that could have affected the experiments end result could have been through measuring the all the reactants and equipment their might have been an error somewhere there. Another factor that could have been is that the vinegar was a lower concentrated acetic acid and could have other components in it as well which could have ruined the end measurement of the final product by getting a heavier measurement that actually

Counseling is the personal aid in solving problems. It is an effective technique for stopping dependence by referring to advice from an expert about ways to stop and avoid drug use. It helps relieve stress, identify goals and find techniques to achieve goals. However, therapy can be considered emotionally harmful as addicts may not prefer to discuss personal problems or may be misjudged resulting in harm and intensifying the addiction problem. Pharmacological treatment involves medications such as Marinol, a synthetic version of THC, and Sativex, a pharmaceutical cannabis extract.

In this quote, the narrator makes a reasonable argument about his decision to do drugs. When he reference to a “complete and enjoyable” life experience, he is referring to heroin. In his case, he is advocating that heroin makes him feel better and more fulfilled than his sober life. This novel is also written in a stream of consciousness. The purpose of this is to stimulate the form of consciousness that comes with being on drugs.

There are countless risks when it comes to the usage of these drugs. People can experience shortness of breath, dizziness, disorientation, sudden personality changes, and many others. They can turn a healthy individual into someone unrecognizable and self-destructing. The people that become addicted to these heavy drugs will often lose ties to family and only work towards getting the drugs, they can lose hope and start to feel worthless. There is no reason to let these drugs become legal.

A medication error is an event that is posing serious threat to the society nowadays. It may lead to an inappropriate medication use or patient harm. [1] There may be several reasons or factors relating to these errors which should be ruled out to bring a change in the healthcare practice. These errors on the other hand can also be considered as a failure in the treatment process. The errors could lead to various problems which include decreased therapeutic efficacy, added workload and financial burden, litigation problems and most importantly toxic effects in patients.

Many famous people are addicted to drugs, they are public figures, their behavior is widely attention, if they are taking drugs, this can cause a lot of adverse effects. Some people think education and imprisonment does not reduce the use of drugs, so they suggest the legalization of drugs. I don't agree with this view. Now there are many new drugs, the medicinal properties of these drugs may be lower than the previous drug, but still great harm to human body. More teenagers try drugs, for the development of society and human health, so drugs must be banned.

Varying on what level of depression one has and the severity of it, treatment may include prescription antidepressants or psychotherapy. There is a large controversy as to whether one should prescribe antidepressants or not. Some say it will improve the quality of life and others say it will lead to thoughts of suicide for those who suffer mental depression. Beyondblue Clinical Advisor, Brett McDermott says, “in terms

Remember, though, that dual diagnosis doesn 't necessarily indicate only one mental health problem. In fact, you may suffer from multiple concerns (such as anxiety and depression) and both of them can contribute to drug addiction. That 's why it 's important to dig deep into yourself and root out these negative influences. Why Does This Connection Exist? There are a lot of reasons why people with mental health disorders turn to drug addiction.

“The addictive act, once it has begun, invariably fuels the problem with guilt, shame, lowered self-esteem, and isolation” ((Van Wormer and Davis, Pg 298 ) If River had received some therapy regarding his sexual abuse maybe it would not have progressed into a riskier addiction like drugs. Some of the treatments that he could have received could have been psychotherapy, group counseling and perhaps a self-help group. (Van Wormer and Davis, 2013) Some therapists may also prescribe medication, I do not agree with this type of treatment for someone who has River’s

1. “But addiction is another one of those words— dismissive, full of judgment, too encompassing—and while that is to some extent on the mark, a cautionary on many levels” (pg. 8). This section directly relates to the taboo recreation idea of addiction and is one of the reason drugs are considered taboo. Unlike other forms of leisure drugs can affect your body in such a way that you need them and without them you will experience withdrawals.

It can mess up the controls of the movement of the brain, and judgement. It also can mess up your memory. All of these effects can lead to being drunk. You might have trouble walking, and having trouble speaking. It can also slow you down.