Essays on Drugs

The opioid epidemic has been listed as one of the worst drug crises in the United States. An estimate at least a thousand people die weekly from diseases that are related to the overdoses of opioid while millions of people are suffering from being opioid addicts (Knopf, 5). Also of...

Influencing Factors on Drug Intake In the current society, many factors have influenced drug intake. In criminology and social ology, these factors have been explained by theories such as strain and labeling theory. Strain theory believes that in every society, there are social structures which could contribute to pressurizing a certain...

Impulsivity is closely linked to drug use and abuse, both as a contribution to use and as an effect of use. Why do some groups display differing impulse control when it comes to these situations? People who are 50 to 64 years old have a much higher rate of illicitly...

From: Healthcare Administrator, Alabama Date: 19th October 2017 Subject: Ethical Dilemma: Conducting Drug Tests without Consent in Alabama In many states of the U.S., the use of drugs during pregnancy is illegal under the chemical endangerment to the newborns as they may grow dependent on the same (Martin, 2015). As a result,...

In the business world, change is the only constant thing. It is worth noting that in a business set up various aspects can trigger the change process. These aspects can be either positive or negative. However, regardless of the causal agent, organizations embrace change to keep in touch with the...

Neault, N., Mullany, B., Powers, J., Coho-Mescal, V., Parker, S., Walkup, J., " Barlow, A. the Cradling Our Future and Focus on Fathers Study Teams. 2012.“Fatherhood Roles and Drug Use among Young American Indian Men.”. The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, 38(5), 395-402. It has been a frequent observation...

There exists a type of drug known as opioids, which can be found in some pain relievers that one can acquire legally, which include oxycodone, morphine, and codeine among many others. Heroin, an illegal substance, is also defined as an opioid. This drug can be derived from the opium plant...

This proposal will be illustrating different capability and expertise is said to be the main standard height of performance. The foundation of these unique capabilities has been given extra attention by different scholars and currently, there is proof for both heritability and the acquisition of expertise which depend on the...

The human body displays various reactions that are characterized by opposing tendencies. Such aspects affect flight and fight reactions, feeling of being hungry, and nerve firing among many other body processes. This paper will use psychological and physical mechanisms to explain how various opposing proceedings apply to the automatic nervous...

This article presents how teenagers using Cannabis are causing permanent damage to their brains. The study involved tracking and testing of 3,800 adolescents for over four years, from the age of thirteen. Adolescents have developing brains and the use drugs especially Cannabis at a young age relatively causes cognitive abilities...

Suboxone is a drug that was approved by the United States to help in the management of addiction to opioids. (Schwarz, Cantrell, Vohra, " Clark, 2007, pg. 651-652). The drug is comprised of two chemicals fused (in ratio 4:1) in a single sublingual strip: naloxone and buprenorphine. The two substances...

Addiction from a psychological point of view is a condition in which an individual involves himself with the use of a substance or a behavior for which the effects compel that person to repeat the same behavior in spite of the consequences that come with it. The habit usually involves...