Essays on Alcoholism

The quantitative data will be retrieved from the rehabilitation centres, and special care institutions. The explicit data that will be collected from these areas include the percentage or rather the number in which admissions have increased, the percentage increase of people objecting alcohol and substance abuse and finally the percentage decline of adolescents using alcohol and other drugs.

Responses from interviews and questionnaires, information provided by institutions and information acquired from the surveillance network program will be used to evaluate the hypothetical program. In essence, the wide-ranging outcome will be used to establish whether the goals have been accomplished ...

Washington Post (WP) of 4th may 2012 contained an article by Mike Duggan on youth alcoholism in the US state of Michigan in the particular district of Detroit. Duggan is an accomplished article writer with experience spanning two decades, and has earned accolades the world over and in all the United States. He has done articles on several subjects that matter to the American citizens ranging from economic issues, social issues and political analyses.

On this particular date, he delves into a social matter that remains one of the most discussed issues in the United States of American society, ...

This is an article whose aim was to identify with the number of individuals who are addicts of adverse alcoholism. The article evaluates the mental disorders that are brought along with exclusive abuse of alcohol as well as poor alcoholic livelihood. It also deals with the co-occurrence of alcohol abuse and dependence with other psychiatric disorders as indicated in the National Comorbidity Survey. This article was aimed at understanding the number of individuals in a household who have fallen victims of excessive abuse of alcohol in the society.

Like any article that would wish to represent truth in terms ...

Introduction

Youth drug abuse has become a big problem today. There are reasons why youth use alcohol and drugs and this will be discussed in this paper. This essay will also study if Drug Abuse Resistance Education program is helpful in decreasing alcohol and drug use.

D.A.R.E.

This program is to educate youth about the consequences of alcohol and drugs. It has lessons, activities, and approaches for anger management and physical violence prevention for the youth to concentrate on.

As I see it, boredom and depression are the major reasons why youth use drugs. They are mostly left home ...

DNA fingerprinting requires the use of certain methodologies and tools to ensure that the sequencing process of the DNA is accurate. DNA extraction is a critical step in DNA fingerprinting. To obtain the DNA, the source has to be living as I learned from the Utah site.

Certain additives are necessary in the extraction process. These include salt and alcohol. The salt helps the DNA to stick together while the alcohol is used for precipitating the DNA. The making of several images of the DNA requires the application of certain tools, which the Utah site provides a very good ...

Abstract

The paper is an analysis of a seminar plan for a proposed educational screening and intervention program for children diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). A seminar plan should contain various important constituents that need to be explored comprehensively. A critical analysis of the positive and negative aspects of the seminar plan is explored including a validation of the ideas indicated, a clarification and improvement on various sections. Some of these subject areas include the official letter at the beginning of the project, the introductory paragraph containing the aim, mission and objectives of the seminar together with ...

In days gone by if a woman gave birth to a daughter and not a son, she was considered at fault. If a family needed an heir to be a man-child and the mother didn’t produce one, she could well have been trouble. Now we know that in fact, the father contributes either the X or the Y chromosome determining the gender of the child.

In today’s world, when gender is not an issue, if the child is born with a disability are the parents to blame? It all depends on what kind of disability. There are ...

Introduction

Plentiful and clean water provides the foundation for the prosperous communities. We normally rely on the water that is clean in order to survive. Currently we are actually heading towards water crisis. The changing climate patterns are actually threatening rivers and lakes. The key sources which we tap for clean drinking water are being tainted or overdrawn with pollution. Therefore, water pollution refers to the contamination of the water bodies such as ground water, aquifers, rivers, lakes, and oceans (Donald 26). Water pollution results from pollutants that are discharged either indirectly and directly into the water bodies without treatment ...

While many scholar psychologists argue that abstinence is perhaps the only viable way of treating drug addiction, other scholars have demonstrated that controlled use of alcohol and the addictive drug can also provide a realistic solution to the problem. It is paramount for stakeholders to agree that drug addiction is a treatable condition. However, treating drug related syndromes requires that the treatment model is tailored to the needs of the victims. One way of administering this treatment model is by allowing the victims to control their condition and live normal and productive lives. I think that drug and substance ...

During the last 20 years, comorbidity has had a growing prevalence in psychiatric disorders. Comorbidity refers to the overlap of more than one psychiatric disorder. Dual-diagnosis is a more specific diagnosis of a substance use, which can be drug or alcohol use, and other psychiatric disorders (Stinson et al., 2006). Such is the case with the subject Ken, who is presented for this paper. Ken’s sleep disturbances and lack of appetite indicate a diagnosis of depression to fulfill the psychiatric end of the dual-diagnosis. Using alcohol, underage, as a tranquilizer warrants the substance abuse diagnosis. His distraction, restlessness, ...

Inheritance of family business is very important in all over the word. In Japan, they take it very seriously to keep business leadership in the family. This is where adult adoption comes in. If a business owner does not have a son to inherit or if the son is not interested in the family business, there are two options. One option is to adopt a fully-grown man who is competent in running the business and inherits the family name (Noma, 2009). The second option is to marry of their daughter to the most suitable candidate and therefore keep the ...

In the US, the minimum drinking age policy was passed in 1984, July 17 that was aimed at passing the minimum age to purchase and possess alcoholic beverages to 21. The minimum drinking age was empowered Federal Aid Highway Act that was aimed to lower the annual federal highway allocation by 10% to any state that had a minimum drinking age below 21 years. The minimum drinking age has become a controversial topic among the policy makers and other stakeholders in the US economy. After considering the both sides of the coin, some policy makers in some states banned ...

Each year, parents and students alike often worry about the extremely high costs attached to funding a high-quality education from top-notch and respected colleges and universities. From tuition fees to miscellaneous fees, budgeting is crucial to save money, and secure student future. A part of the miscellaneous fee is the living expenses of a college student, who can be given the choice of staying in campus or commuting at home. Some students opt to stay in the campus residences because they believe that it is much cheaper than commuting back home. For international students, this has been their only ...

Question 1

There are various types of schizophrenia. There is the paranoid type characterized by delusions and hallucinations that are audio though they function normally in terms of their intellectual presentation. On the contrary, there is the catatonic type characterized by disorder in movement of a person. Contrary to the paranoid type the intellectual judgment of such a person is affected. Those who are suffering from the catatonic type are incapable of taking care of themselves as opposed to those who suffer from the paranoid type.

The symptoms of these types of schizophrenia are negative since they could lead to self ...

Visiting a carpentry shop, I came across a sand paper which may be the coarsest sand paper I ever touched. It felt like the grains are as course as the grains of the sand. After two minutes, I tried rubbing my fingers again but the sand paper seems to become fewer courses just like rubbing my fingers to a sugar in a cup. After another two minutes, I tried rubbing again my fingers to the sand paper and this time, it was not as coarse as the sugar anymore. The grains seemed to become finer just like the grains ...

Introduction

The tongue is comprised of small chemosensory receptors which detect different tastes such as sweet, sour or bitter. The information from the receptors is conveyed through the facial nerve, the glosspharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve. The masking of the taste of the drugs is often done for several reasons. Key among these reasons is to avoid irritation of the stomach and the gut in addition to prevention of inactivation of the drug once it gets to the stomach.

The taste masking technologies can be grouped under three major categories which are: novel technologies, physical barriers, solid dispersion and ...

ABSTRACT

The abstract does not provide a brief description of the problem under study but rather gives the objective of the study which is to summarize longitudinal research regarding physical health and health behaviors on women’s subsequent alcohol use. The research does not conduct experiments with participants but rather uses databases from Medline/PsycINFO to yield its results. The database yielded ...

“...August 8, 1967 marks the death of Joyce Wilson Jones whose mortal body was absolved by Christ, and she was laid to rest after being overcome by alcoholism. Joyce was my biological mother, and I watched her suffer stubbornly to the disease of addiction making this essay the most difficult one to approach, perhaps the most difficult of tasks in all my collage years….” Death is one of the major causes of denial since one may not be able to accept the reality of the loss, ...

1. Title of the article – How Bingeing become the new college sport In this article I expect to find a brief description of bingeing and its roots. A brief development of this activity will probably be followed by a problem. This problem is most likely to be described and perhaps a couple of solutions would be presented. 2. The topic of this article is “pregaming”. This type of activity very often results in hospitalization of young students and the author believes that there is a way to stop this. He sees the reason of the change in drinking habits ...

Introduction

Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach inner lining which is often accompanied by vomiting blood vomiting, abdominal pain and discomfort. The GIT disorder is caused by various factors key among them certain lifestyle choices that introduce irritants into the stomach. The major irritants implicated in the causation of gastritis include excessive alcohol, coffee, tobacco and certain drugs such as aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ’NSAIDs’, potassium supplements, iron tablets and cancer chemotherapy medications. Other causes of gastritis include physical stresses, autoimmune disorders and certain bacterial infection and parasites. The disorder is diagnosed by endoscopy.

Prevention and ...

Part 1

Gastric cancer or stomach cancer affects one part of the stomach before spreading to the rest of the stomach. On its advanced stages, gastric cancer spreads to the lymph nodes, the oesophagus, the lungs and the liver. The causes include Helicobacter pylori infection, preservatives, especially nitrosamines, in processed foods, excessive alcohol intake, and obesity. The symptoms include vomiting, bleeding, weight loss, swelling of the abdomen, bloating of the stomach and constipation. Stomach cancer affects people who are over 55 years (Kapoor 40). This is the ageing generation who have retired from working life and have a lot of free ...

According to experts, feeding to satisfy our feelings is rated 75 percent, in that the meals we choose reflect our emotional state. It is also believed that responding to emotional feeding with positive mind, we can avoid temptation by 50 percent of the total duration. That explains why we should not eat to satisfy hunger but also to consider factors like hormonal changes, stress, and anger we face in life. Feelings are part of human make up and feeding in regard to them is taken to be normal. Emotional eaters are individuals who feed on large quantity of food ...

There are two types of observations; systematic and unsystematic. Systematic observations are always organized, while unsystematic observations need refining process before they can be applied in research since they are unstructured. A theory on the other hand consists of a collection of assumptions of reasons that would result in creation of the rules of the way the reasons are acted upon (Maxwell, 2005). Theories are useful in coming up with research questions through the act of predictions that is based on the alternate theories or reasons leading to the same results observed (Maxwell, 2005). Concerning the applied issues, they ...

Over the past one decade, various developments have resulted in the effort to gain a clear insight into the extent and nature of drug use that has threatened the life of teenagers. The information collected in this study links the drug use problem incorporation to a negligent society. The health care providers and human support comprehensively have investigated the drug use prevalence issue in the young adults in ensuring development of policies and interventions that will lead to addressing this problem among this vulnerable group.

Although various studies are on the issue of teenage drug use, there has been ...

Dear Editor: Temperance

The prohibition party are pushing for a ban on the sale and consumption of all alcohol in the United States. It seems to be widely believed that, without alcohol, the US would become a better place in which to live. The feeling is that prohibiting alcohol would prevent people wasting all of their wages on alcohol. Furthermore, there is a growing need to reduce antisocial behaviour, such as domestic and street violence. As many such incidents are alcohol related, banning alcohol from the country would, arguably, cut down on such behaviours. Despite the theoretical benefits to the US, I ...

Teaching Project for Teenage Drug Use

Illicit use of drugs and alcoholism are major causes of death in the United States of America.

It is every parent’s nightmare that their child might start experimenting with drugs when they hit puberty. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (2011) most teenagers who experiment with prescription drugs before the age of 12 are likely to engage in substance abuse in their teenage years. Illicit drug use and alcoholism has profound negative effect on teenagers, for example, it decreases the teenager’s ability to pay attention, teenagers who abuse drugs are more likely to engage in ...

Vividly, it is the right of the employer to make sure that employers are at work without drug in their systems. The fact that there should be privacy pertaining drug use isn’t a guarantee for workers or employee to report to work with drugs in there systems. The employer definitely has power over the employee when it comes to the work place. If their is an ethical area in the work place in which the employees can differ with the employer, it’s the area of drug consumption. Many are the workers who report to work with alcohol ...

The book, 'The journey of an Incorrigible Alcoholic: The Paths I chose and the Ones I Didn't Addiction, Depression, Suicide, Grief by Earl D. Erickson is a true life story of the author through addiction to alcohol, marijuana and other drugs leaving him miserable. It also reflects on the lifestyles of his older siblings and his friends. This book is published by iUniverse, Inc, New York, ISBN: 978-0-595-52583-6 (sc), 978-0-595-51327-7 (dj), 978-0-595-62637-3 (ebk). Erikson writes this book to encourage those enslaved to addiction. Many people, especially the young people are into alcoholism without control while some other older people ...

Article name: Lead levels in drinking water spike when copper and lead pipes are joined

http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/23098.aspx In this article written by Diana Lutz talks about the harmful effects of lead if present in drinking water and how the replacement of the lead pipes to copper pipes can increase the lead content in water. Lead pipes when mixed with copper pipes, this leads to the increased concentration of lead contamination due to galvanic corrosion which is the process of corrosion wherein the zinc coating of the pipes is oxidised. According to the US environmental protection agency, the lead concentration in drinking water could be to a maximum of 15 parts per million. But the level ...

Sociological causes of drug use & abuse among college students: An Introduction

The college students, particularly those between the age-group of 18 and 24 are normally registered in colleges and universities. They are at increased risk for involving in risk drinking and other substance use than their non-college peers. These students have a tendency to involve in binge drinking and other drugs than other age-groups, whether or not they are registered in college. Normally, this predisposition arises because of: - Developmental traits of puberty and maturity, consisting of ongoing brain maturity through in the early 20s and the progress towards greater freedom and independence - Social and cultural standards of college ...

Introduction

Water is a very important commodity for the survival of humankind. The hydrological cycle aids in availing water to the earth. It begins when water in the streams, lakes or oceans is heated by the sun and turns into water vapor that penetrates into the air. Also, when plants transpire, water enters the air. The water vapor then condenses to form clouds which, eventually, through precipitation, fall back onto the earth's surface in the form of snow, sleet or rain. This process is made possible when the temperature of the air drops due to air moving up the mountain’ ...

Estimates show that, in the U.S., about 41,000 cases of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) occur in hospitals each year (CDC, 2014). CLABSI is a preventable complication that lengthens the hospital stay and increases the cost of care. It is a cause of patients’ lost productivity and undue suffering. Since 2008, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has also refused to reimburse CLABSI-related care. The negative implications for the patient and the organization call for prevention using evidence-based practice (EBP). Accessing the hub of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is a common source of infection (Moureau, 2010). ...

Vs Frederick Friesenhahn, Nancy Friesenhahn and Todd Friesenhahn, Appellees (911 S.W.2d 113)

Summary of Facts

This is an appeal arising out of a judgment delivered by the District Court in Bexan County in the United States whereby a summary judgment was awarded in favor of the respondents. The Parents of Sabrina a minor who was involved in a car accident and died as a result, brought an action against the parents of a fellow minor who had organized the party which she was from when the accident and death occurred. Their claim was based on the fact that the deceased who was ...

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE

Specific Purpose Statement: Thesis Statement: Drunk driving is the leading cause of thousands of accident-related deaths that occur every year. Introduction I. Attention-Getting Device: In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that out of almost 33,000 traffic-related crashes in the United States, more than 10,000 of the people died due to drunken driving crashes. The figure accounted for 31% of all traffic deaths that year (FAAR). II. Purpose and Thesis: Drunk driving is the leading cause of thousands of accident-related deaths that occur every year. With the increasing number of deaths related to drunk ...

Introduction

The accessible statistics affirm the apparent detrimental effects of the alcoholism and drug abuse in the workplace. This behavioral issue presents a serious problem in the workplace. Besides affecting the health, well-being, and safety of the individual employee, the behavior also affects the productivity, safety and the welfare of the entire workplace. The purpose of this issue paper includes exploring the concern of alcoholism and drug, which is a behavioral issue of a great challenge in the workplace. Initially, the paper provides a description of the issue while highlighting the prevalence of the habit. Furthermore, the causal factors for ...

The following story is all about a certain drunk’s club, called A.A. The A.A club is a rehabilitation centre for the addicted drunkards and drug takers in the Kansas City. In this centre, there was a meeting held by groups of drunkards and smokers who wanted to quit the habit of drinking. Moreover, among the drunkards and the smokers, they also share their experiences of life how they became addicted to drinking and smoking habits and how they have tried to stop the habits, but all in vain. The story starts by a scary cover page of a ...

One of the serious challenges that many nations face in their attempts to boost the economy is alcoholism and drinking in general. It is widely agreed that a society with several alcoholics will rarely make any progress in the development sector. Despite alcohol being legal in almost all countries all over the world, there is a danger when the citizens indulge in habits that can be termed as overdrinking. In a way, alcoholic individuals do not work, hence relying on the working population for their upkeep. Most states have laws that regulate drinking. For instance, they regulate the hours ...

TOFROM

Introduction Alcohol consumption unlike other good has rose arguments pertaining to its effect on the society due to excess consumption that is declared national menace since it negatively impacts the society. Several measures have been taken to reduce on its consumption and subsequent effect in the society. One of the measures proposed is increase on tax on alcohol so as to reduce on its aggregate consumption. This is an economic policy aiming to affect the individual supply and demand of alcohol and aggregate resulting consumption. Tax would increase on the burden on consumers as well as producers and its ...

The topic on alcohol consumption, its benefits and dangers has remained a controversial issue that has attracted arguments from a diverse perspective. Alcohol, generally, is viewed in different perspectives and its consumers usually have a genuine and probably a practical reason to do it. Therefore, it is important to consider both sides of the argument on alcohol consumption in order to develop a clear insight into the matter. This research paper presents an argumentative essay on an interview conducted to three people in order to seek their opinion and perception on alcohol consumption. Each interview response is introducedby a ...

Introduction:

This paper throws a light on the effects of alcohol on the brain, body and behavior of a human being. Alcohol is the oldest drug that has been used by mankind. Likeness for alcohol originated 30 to 40 million years ago when people lived on diet of ripe fruits. At that time, alcoholic drinks were low in alcohol content, but now the content of alcohol has increased with the discovery of distillation. Alcohol has both positive and negative effects on the brain, body and behavior of a human being. It has been considered as a drug for medicinal purposes ...

Introduction

Food and drink habits in a given society are important aspects of cultural identity. Different foods and drinks are consumed in a different civilization and different historic times. The differences in the feeding habits amongst various civilizations are affected by a variety of factors such as geographical placing that determines which foods can be produced in certain places. Travel and trade also influence the food and drink varieties available to the community. Trading expeditions may introduce new foods and drinks, but also with their interaction with the cultures they trade with, different feeding and drinking routines. Despite the cultural ...

Introduction

Before passing any law, the congress as well as the senate should undertake careful consultations from the public as well as special interest groups. In this context, issues regarding health policies are very critical. For instance, it might have been deemed that the legalization of Marijuana to the young adults is to the benefit of the society. According to the new amendment to Article XVIII of the Colorado constitution, the use of marijuana has been deemed legal to people who are above twenty one years of age. However, there are some things that should be considered optimally before the ...

The aim of this essay is to plan and suggest an intervention plan for Henry. Henry underwent a temporary loop ileostomy approximately six months ago. The aim of this essay is to discuss the various aspects of peristomal skin care. The evidence for and against various products described for peristomal skin care will be reviewed and discussed. The intervention plan has to focus on reeducating the ostomate about good self-care practice for the peristomal skin. The peristomal skin is the skin that surrounds the stoma and the skin to which the stoma appliance adheres to. Patients who undergo ileostomy ...

Abstract

The present paper examined water quality and contamination. The three experiments were conducted to find the effects of different pollutants on groundwater, processes of water treatment, and quality of bottled water. The contamination of groundwater was observed to evaluate the result of vitiating environment that has to be protected to ensure a safe future for the progeny. Water treatment processes have to be effective as well as economical, so that people in general worldwide can be benefitted. Treatment method like filtration has researched out for the benefit of people at large. Bottled water was analyzed considering safe for drinking. ...

During my Practicum Experience, I encountered a patient who will be referred to as Elaine in this description. Elaine, at the time of our examination of her, weighed nearly 200 pounds, was 5’7” in height, 35 years of age, and led a sedentary lifestyle. She reported to me and the other nurses that she was a regular smoker, having smoked two packs a day since she was in her early twenties, and also drank three times a week. She has an office job, and as such does not regularly exercise. Her blood pressure was 150 over 95, leading ...

I am of the opinion that it is inappropriate to experiment with patients lives leave alone write about it. Most of the research carried however has been carried out on patients. Experimenting with patients is dangerous as the consequences could be dire and unbearable. It is not an accepted code of conduct in the medical practice. It is widely assumed that the skin is highly contaminated and this contamination may be a major risk to the body through injections. This assumption leads to the practice of skin preparation prior to injections. The mode of skin preparation however differs amongst ...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze alcohol abuse and its consequences. The reason why it is affecting the community is because it is a legal drug with dire consequences if abused. It is thus readily available among Canadian population. Alcohol statistics are also not widely publicized which further leads to more of its abuse. There is also not much as relates to policy limiting its abuse. The greatest personal harm is caused by alcohol. This is why I consider it a community health issue. 10% of disease burden is brought about by alcohol as compared to 2% ...

The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, a social or political issue, seems to be in question. The opponents to the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes stick to the same argument of social and at times religious effects. The support of the movement seems to be basing all evidence in the far-reaching uses of cannabis beyond medical application. With Washington and Colorado both recently legalizing marijuana for recreational use, it reopens the debate about whether or not marijuana should be legal for medicinal purposes in the United States. A look at the current research, an analyzing the argument ...

The scene I chose begins at 1:33:57. The men have just released a POW they have captured from the opposition. The men begin to disagree over the Captain’s orders. As Private Reiben says he quits the mission a fight begins amongst the men. Sergeant Horvath pulls a gun on Reiben. The escalating volume matches with this sight very well. It builds suspense and anxiety. There is a lot of shouting, everything sounds very chaotic. The volume in this scene increases very quickly as the men all begin to break out in separate arguments, yelling and screaming at one ...

(1) Kris’s file: Upon review of the file containing Kris’s details and my subsequent research to ascertain the truth therein, it is true that he is now 25 years of age. The information I have also confirms that while he was 13 years old, he was charged with battery and later on placed on probation. Further information, according to my research, confirms that Kris was again charged with criminal trespass and again placed on probation. This is his third probationary sentence he is facing, although his first upon attaining the age of adulthood. However, the information I ...

Introduction

This research paper examines the evidence that supports a continuance of the existing federal ban on the recreational use of marijuana. While there seems to be a groundswell of public support for legalization of its use – which many claim is the result of strenuous lobbying by pro-marijuana activists – there remains strong scientific evidence in support of a continuing ban on the grounds of public health and safety, especially among the younger generation who would be most affected and most vulnerable to addiction and other problems if it were legalized, thereby making access that much easier.

The Research

The independent and highly ...

Providing access to clean water is the major priority for UNICEF. The UNICEF Tap Project is currently a unique international campaign, which provides access to clean water and sanitation to children nationwide. Its work is very efficient: merely with $5, UNICEF is able to provide 200-day water for a single child. Thanks to UNICEF, since 1990 more than 2.1 billion now have access to clean water. In 2007 only the ad campaign of tap project was carried out in New York State. The campaign gave incentives to diners of more than 300 restaurants to donate $1. The dollar was ...

Legalization of Marijuana is a controversial topic, and like any other contentious subject, it faces a great number of support and opposition. According to Gerber, the drug was termed illegal from the early 1990s, but after the passing of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 possession of marijuana was termed as a crime, as it was even used in the industries (Gerber14). With time, the American Medical Association (AMA) championed against the claims that marijuana causes insanity, and was not of the same level as opium and cocaine. Gerber argues that by 1969, the Marijuana Tax Act was declared ...

Drugs and substance abuse have been on the rise world over. In response to this social problem, there are numerous organizations that are dedicated towards alleviation of this problem. Among the many organizations, there is the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (CADA). The organizations have varied methods of approach in the attempt to provide solutions to the problem of alcoholism and drug abuse.

Alcoholic Anonymous (AA)

This organization was founded in 1935 as an international fellowship for mutual aid by Dr. Bob Smith and Bill Wilson. The primary goal for the organization was “to stay sober and ...

Drugs and Alcohol

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Drug and alcohol abuse is connected to emotional or psychological issues (Watts, 2014). There are some people who are able to use prescription drugs recreationally, without reaping negative consequences. However, there are others who experience addiction which can cause problems at home, work, school and in significant relationships. Drug and alcohol addiction usually starts with recreational use, until a dependency on the substance is formed. This is when the user or addict is unable to function without having the substance in their system. Some individuals are more prone to drug and alcohol addiction than others ( ...

Introduction

Pregnancy is a special period in women’s lives and while for some women it represents a time to increase their health and safety strategies for protecting themselves and their unborn babies, for others this period is solely stressful as they are trying to cope with their substance use. The alcohol and drug consumption among pregnant women is an increasingly concerning issue, as it affects both the child-bearing women’s health and the development of the fetus and later, of the child. This essay examines three research articles that discuss the effects of alcohol and drug use during and ...

The risk for alcohol-related problems and alcohol consumption constantly change over an individual’s life span. Getting a good understanding on the effects of alcohol across different stages of life is very important in treating, diagnosis, and controlling alcohol abuse. This is a research conducted by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This paper outlines the different stages of line ranging from infancy to the seniors, and how they respond to alcohol consumption. The first stage of alcohol effects on the body system is at the infancy stage. Research findings indicate in the United States, ten children ...

Oral cancer mostly affects the mouth, lips and tongue of a person. It affects people across all genders and class in societies. It arises from many factors that boost up its prevalence. In this study, however, our main concerns will be on the possible effects that may be resultant as a result of alcohol and tobacco intake. In this regard, effects of tobacco and alcohol intake can either be joint or on independent angles. It means that, the effects can exist singly or in collaboration. In this study, my point of reference will be a research article in Pub ...

There are a variety of birth defects that are influenced by the actions of the parent while the child is in utero. From the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol, to the physiological changes that occur within the mother’s body as a response to stress and dietary deficiencies, the influence of such prenatal events can prove to be lifelong for the child. One such disorder associated with the prenatal environment is known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), which falls under the category of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The spectrum of disorders under the FASD umbrella also includes Partial ...

The idea of legalizing medical Marijuana has created heated debate not only y in the United States but globally. There are those who are in support of this move with around 20 out of the 50 states in the US having legalized the drug. Those in support of the legalization argue that the medicinal properties of the drug make it a legal drug in the US, research shows that those who have used the drug have reduced cases of nausea and also act as a pain killer. This is the only reason given by those who support the legalization ...