Essays on Addiction

It is amazing how the drug lord developed a prosperous, strategically sound enterprise after viewing the Netflix series Narcos about his life. Unquestionably, the empire was built on the illegal drug trade, corruption, and violence (Aldrich, 2011, p.2). According to reports, Pablo's narcotics network supplied an estimated 80% of the...

Positive and Negative Effects of CaffeineIt is used in almost all beverages, including tea, coffee, chocolate, soft drinks, and even medicines. Indeed, the National Institute of Health considers it to be the "most commonly consumed central-nervous-system stimulant" (Nehlig, Daval and Debry 12). Caffeine is the chemical in question. Unfortunately, O'Keefe...

Introduction Despite the fact that several states in the United States have yet to pass legislation allowing the legalization of marijuana, the country's use of the drug continues to climb.Growing Use of Marijuana The majority of marijuana, also known as hemp, is sold on the black market. Approximately 220,000 Americans use cannabis...

Definition of Violence Violence is described as the deliberate use of physical force or control, whether threatening or actual, against oneself, another individual, or a group or society, which results in or has a high probability of resulting in injury, death, psychological damage, maldevelopment, or deprivation (World Health Organization). Violence may...

Substance misuse and crime have played a large part in the deterioration of most countries' social and economic standing. The bulk of the world's children are victims of opioid trafficking, and the majority of families are also affected by the disaster. In certain areas, the epidemic has extended to older...

Chronic Kidney Failure and Medications Chronic kidney failure affects renal drug elimination with those medications that are eliminated by the kidney as a result of the illness process's kidney insufficiency. Mary will continue to take metformin at a lower dose dependent on her creatinine clearance and metformin is excreted by the...

Prisoners are individuals Prisoners are individuals, and they should be handled as such in the same manner as people in the outside world are treated. Offender recovery is a challenge that comes with prison, and it is a task that should be performed by society as a whole, not only by...

Introduction: The High Rate of Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Universities Many universities have a high rate of alcohol and substance abuse. This is because there is unrestricted independence and everyone else is responsible for paying the bills. The rate of drug and alcohol use among American students is alarmingly high...

Drugs and alcohol abuse is a global problem that affects not only Australia but the entire world. It affects people of all faiths, races, skin tones, and origins. Australia is one of the most drug-abusing continents, posing a threat to health care. Drug abusers include health care professionals, teachers, relatives,...

The Need for Rehabilitation in the US Prison System The US is said to have more than two million prisoners, which is equivalent to one in 142 residents of the whole American population. Evidently, it is no longer a good time to be an American prisoner at this moment of the...

The short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin The short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin is a literary analysis of racism in the African American community. The work shows the gradual shedding of prejudice and its themes of music and religion. However, there are a few points that need to...

If the Abuse of Alcohol is More About Culture If the abuse of alcohol is more about the culture one is in than anything else, what that means for somebody fighting the battle with alcoholism is that there are many solutions out there. What has occurred in the country is that...