Essays On Addiction

Cigarettes, despite their scientifically proven addictive and harmful nature, remain legal for substance abuse worldwide. The global tobacco epidemic affects over one billion individuals, resulting in approximately 3.5 million deaths annually or about 10,000 deaths per day. In the United States alone, around 50,000 adults die each year due to secondhand smoke. While a complete […]

Everyday 3,000 children start smoking, most them between the ages of 10 and 18. These kids account for 90 percent of all new smokers. In fact, 90 percent of all adult smokers said that they first started smoking as teenagers. These statistics clearly show that young people are the prime target in the tobacco wars. […]

“Needle in the Hay” by Elliott Smith Your hand on his arm The haystack charm Around your neck Strung out and thin Calling some friend Trying to cash some check He’s acting dumb That’s what you’ve come To expect (Chorus) Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the hay Needle in the […]

When considering candidates for all time greatest gangster movies, one wouldn’t forget to mention such classics as Goodfellas, the Godfather, Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction. Some may even consider Tony Montana of Scarface to be the hardest, roughest gangster to ever appear on the movie screen. But what characteristics make this so? Is it because […]

Both individuals and societies worldwide experience negative consequences as a result of the consumption of opiates, such as heroin, painkillers, and methadone. From prescription drugs obtained from family physicians to heroin, the opiates spectrum is wide. This article will discuss various elements related to opiates such as their origins, withdrawal symptoms, prescribed analgesics epidemic and […]

Drug Influence on Early Beat Poetry Kevin S. Connerty Axia College at University of Phoenix Drug Influence on Early Beat Poetry “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the Negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angel headed hipsters burning for the ancient […]

Topic: Response and Social Policy paper on “Iatrogenic Government” The response to drug use in America and in some countries around the world seems to have an interesting history. As the author Daniel Patrick Monomania describes the unintended consequences society faces when government does not deal effectively with issues of drugs in society. He provided […]

Throughout history, America has been fighting against drug and alcohol abuse in teens and adults. Many ways companies and anti drug groups try to prevent drug and alcohol abuse is through education in school systems and out of school systems. They teach young students about drugs and alcohol before they risk being around them, and […]

There has been much argument over the legalization of diacetylmorphine over the past old ages, which includes many theories on why some people believe the legalization will assist to work out jobs that are related to heroin usage. But with these theories comes little if any grounds [ really, there is rather a batch of […]

Abuse of drugs can have effects on the user even after the use of drugs has stopped. Different drugs produce different effects, depending on the user, type of drug, and severity of abuse. New research is done every day in the area of drug abuse that makes finding accurate results on the broad topic of […]

Decriminalization vs. ProhibitionDrug Prohibition, aimed at reducing drug availability through law enforcement, has proven to be expensive and ineffective. At the age of thirteen, I had my first encounter with drugs while hanging out with friends from my neighborhood. They invited me to join them in getting high, introducing me to marijuana or “pot”. However, […]

Excessive production and abuse of drugs is ravaging to any country’s people as it leads to poor health, unstable behavior, increased crime and unemployment. Afghanistan is one such country. It is a major producer and consumer of opium and heroin which is detrimental for the country as it’s high, affordable narcotics production and years of […]

Drug abuse refers to the excessive, non-medical or addictive use of drugs. It is typically characterized by a strong compulsion to persistently consume drugs due to their psychological impacts. This can lead to both physical and mental dependencies. These dependencies frequently cause instability in various areas such as mental, emotional, biological, physical, social and economic […]

Hector Lavoe revolutionized the Latin salsa boom of the 1970s. He was a man born to sing and his passion for music led him on a remarkable journey of attaining endless dreams. Born Hector Juan Perez Martinez on September 30, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he lived a life full of achievements, setbacks, and tragedy […]

The report focused on a 21-year-old Minnesota girl who is addicted to heroin. As a college freshman, she mistakenly started using heroin, thinking it was hash, a form of marijuana. After using it a few times, she quickly became hooked. Now, she visits Minneapolis three times a day to get her heroin fix, doing at […]

A drug is a substance used for medicinal purposes or in the production of medications. It can have effects on both the body and mind and has the potential for abuse. Using drugs without proper advice or a prescription from a physician can be dangerous. The appropriate use of medication depends on the physician, user […]

Introduction Prescription drug abuse can be best defined as when someone takes drugs that do not belong to them or takes drugs rather in a wrong way as opposed to when a doctor or physician prescribed with intentions of getting high. Drug abuse is a term that means that a person either takes more quantity […]

The Beatles were a worldwide phenomenon who inspired many -from the “flower children” to the Manson Family. Their quick popularity brought “Beatlemania” and the British Invasion into America. While their music was catchy and popular, it often reflected the time and events, mostly political, happening around the world. Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor […]

Introduction We live in a world that is greatly advancing in technology. Technology plays a significant role in improving and enhancing people’s lives. The constituents of technology such as software, computer hardware, and communication networks are everywhere for the various roles they play in enhancing the various activities of humanity. However much humanity may be […]

Facebook is a profit seeking corporation based on online social networking based in California in the United States of America. The Facebook website was founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg together with his roommates in Harvard College. Initially, the website was limited to students in the Harvard College. It later captured colleges in Boston. Currently, […]

Introduction Social skills are the skills we use to facilitate communication and interaction with other people either through verbal communication, non-verbal communication, body language and or use of gestures. Social interaction according to Dr. Rummel of the University of Hawaii is an act whereby two or more people mutually participate to and attach meaning to […]

The impact of social media is fueled by the breakthroughs in technology that has resulted in the availability of mobile portable artifacts (Gregory and David 2). These artifacts; mobile phones, tablets, laptops, palmtops et cetera ensure continued real-time connectivity to the servers and personal accounts of the various social media sites. Recently, social media sites […]