Who comes to mind when you think of a drug addict? Someone you know may not be the first person you think of. Kristen Hannum is the author of "The addict Next Door" (2015). The author has written this article to portray the different stages of drug addiction and possible treatment.…
Greg reflects on it afterwards, telling us about John Bradshaw, saying that “shame is at the root of all addictions” (Boyle 43). This seems to be true in most cases, especially Carmen’s. She truly wanted to stop her drug use and bouncing around, but she was too ashamed to admit that she needed help. What we as humans need to understand that although people might not show signs that they want help. We need to try to help them regardless.…
Drug addiction has contributed to a large portion of cultural foundations in The United States. Throughout the decades, the use of drugs has sculpted the principals of life in a majority of all ethnic backgrounds. “Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin, conveys a first person view of the effects of drug addiction and the recovery processes power to bring family back together after an immense amount of hardship. Throughout “Sonny’s Blues”, Sonny has been released from jail and is dealing with his heroin addiction. During Sonny’s incarceration, his relationship with his brother, the Narrator, demolishes and he uses his talents with Blues music to recover from his addiction and to reconfigure his relationship with his brother.…
Addiction: one’s inability to control the need/use of a substance in which they soon become reliant on. In Robert Louis Stevenson's’ book The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it shows an outside perspective on how addiction affects others and the duality of good and evil. Addiction is a hard thing for someone to come to terms with and realize it is evident in their own life, it affects others more than one can think. There are 4 stages of addiction, Drug Experimentation, Regular Use, Problem use/Risky Use and Addiction (Chemical Dependency). In the book Dr. Jekyll experiences all of these, in the beginning of his story he says, “But the temptations of a discovery...at last overcame my suggestions or alarm...…
Anybody can be trapped by addiction. Addiction is a habit of activity that targets and transforms people who have endured pain in their heart. There are a few factors that make some people more vulnerable to addiction than others. Moreover, Joseph Boyden depicts a certain character, Elijah, in the novel, Three Day Road, that is more vulnerable to addiction. Encountering bad experiences in one’s childhood, possessing a desire to fit in and a greed for power makes people more vulnerable to addiction.…
The main character displayed signs and symptoms efficiently and effectively. However, in terms of the recovery program the AA meetings lacks to support an addict’s present personal relationships. After going to AA meetings, Kate’s relationship with her husband and mother was strained and became stressful to an extent that she had to leave her home. Not only this, she was also fired from her job, that left her jobless and with no support system besides the members at the AA meeting.…
Lohan’s addiction to alcohol and cocaine affected her physically, psychologically and sociologically, resulting in the loss of her career, legal issues and irreparable damage to her reputation. The physical and psychological components of addiction left Lohan powerless to escape its grip. Although she has completed treatment, she will forever be marred by the consequences of substance abuse. References Pennings, E. J., Leccese, A. P., & DeWolff, F. A. (2002).…
. This woman assisted Aliana with her addiction after she was released from rehab and put into an outpatient treatment facility. Overall, the film did a great job of depicting the professional helpers of substance abuse. It explored the many ways, and instances in which, a helper may be present within the process of abstinence and treatment. The helpers were assisting the individuals throughout their addictions in many different and useful ways.…
The Heroin Epidemic According to Josh Katz, “drug overdoses are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, and deaths are rising faster than ever.” It doesn’t matter your age, gender or social status, heroin affects people of all kinds. It’s a crisis 30 years in the making. (“Chasing Heroin”) The danger from drugs is too great to ignore for us and our children.…
Go Ask Alice, an anonymous diary suposably written by a 15-teen year old girl. As the girl acquires the journal, she quickly becomes a part of a world filled with drugs, sex, and addiction. Is there a deeper life lesson inside the pages of this teenage girls personal accounts and experiences? Many people think so as the book became widely popular with teenage readers after it was published in 1971. Between the years 1968 and 1970, when this book is estimated by most to take place, drugs and other substances and addictions were know as a problem in our country.…
According to the article, Soft Addictions: Are You Hooked? I think everyone can get their own addictions by doing things. For example, drinking coffee or going on social media all the time. I get addictions too, especially from my own soft addictions, online and trying to succeed in school. First, let me talk about online.…
Smashed is a movie about a young woman named Kate, and her struggle with alcohol addiction and sobriety. Kate is a 1st grade teacher who is mixed up in a lie after throwing up in front of her class, and convincing everyone that she was pregnant. Mr. Davies, the vice principal, is the first person she confronts about this lie, and explains that the reason why she threw up was because she was hungover from the night before. As the movie progress, we find out that Mr. Davies was an alcoholic and a heavy cocaine user, but with the help of Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) he was able to sober up. Kate, eventually decides that sobering up would be the best for her, and takes the first few steps in changing her life.…
Heroin Some people carry addictions as if it were a secret. They wouldn’t look like your typical drug addict. They were clean, took care of their kids, and lived life as if it were normal. That’s what Beth’s story was like. She was was your typical mom with beautiful children and a normal life.…
Addiction is a state that results when someone consumes a substance or involves themselves in an activity such as gambling in a way that it interferes with their normal life (Howatt 2005). There are various addictions such as drug addiction, gambling, food, internet, sex among others. Initially addiction was assumed to be a disease. However, recent research has shown that it is not a disease as it does not hold all the characteristics of a disease. In 1977.…
Drug addiction is undoubtedly a disease of the brain that can dismantle one’s entire life. It can ravage a family and destroy a person’s future, with this in mind, it is important to discover the root causes of why some people are more susceptible to this disease than others. Many scientists look at drug addiction as a genetic complication, while sociologists are forced to look at this problem while using the sociological perspective. The causes for one person to partake in substance use and abuse have been explained by using the three major theoretical approaches: the social-conflict approach, the symbolic-interaction approach, and the structural-functional approach. Each approach gives insight on how one’s environment can cause someone to…