Addicts

statement that stands out on its own. Sonia’s slang, arrangement and metaphors only further demonstrate the simple yet elegant grand scheme behind the emotional ride of understanding the use of dope. The poem by Sonia Sanchez “Summer Wordz of a Sistuh Addict” begins with her talking to herself, and how she speaks on her first experience shooting dope on a Sunday after she came from church. She then gets mad because her mother gets angry with her, and so she decides to go outside. Once outside she shoots

would probably consider the obese person as somewhat okay, in contrast they would probably argue that the drug addict is in much needed immediate help. According to our societal acceptances, obesity is welcomed as opposed to drug use behaviors. Therefore in this paper, I will focus my discussion on the comparison of the dopamine reward pathway amongst obese individuals and drug addicts, as well as the controversial arguments whether or not obesity should be considered a disease. Obesity and drug

The Ethical dilemma that I choose is Narcan (naloxone) being handed out to Heroin addicts. My stand on this issue is that I do not think that Narcan should be handed out to Heroin addicts because addiction is a disease and people truly need help to get out of this horrible disease. Even if Narcan has saved a lot of people lives that could have died from an overdosed, I still believe that heroin addicts need more than an overdose antidote. Because having easy access to an antidote gives them the

Charlie “Bird,” Parker The Man, The Myth, The Legend, The Addict... Charles parker was a brilliant jazz musician. He was so innovative and played with such genius that he has influenced all jazz musicians regardless of their time period. One can only speculate what might have happened with Jazz if Charles' life was not cut short due to intense drug use as was so common in the musician scene. Then again one can only speculate weather or not Charles' Jazz would have been as great as it was if it

AniLyn Jacques English 3 November 17, 2016 Do you think addicts should go to rehab instead of prison? Persuasive speech Have you ever thought to yourself and think why we have so many people in jail and prison? Do you ever wonder how many people are in there because of an addiction they have weather is heroin or cocaine? Do you think addicts should go to rehab instead of prison? If we send alcoholics to rehab instead of jail drug addicts should go to rehab too When we send drug offender to jail

Politicians and the media have both used their power to construct the image of the addict in the United States. It is not wrong that they have constructed an image, but the image that they have constructed is not true. Politicians and the media have scapegoated the addict for their own benefit. In Henry Brownstein’s article, The Social Reality of Violence and Violent Crime, he looks at how the United Stated has constructed the image of violence being associated with the drug user. Additionally, his

When you hear the words drug addict you think of desensitizing terms, like “junkie” or “crack head” and when you see someone panhandling for money on the street, passed out, or swaying in a doorway you likely wonder, “why don’t they just get help?” Maia Szalavitz, author of Unbroken Brain, points out an article about our finger-pointing mentality on drug abuse, “Addiction is one of the most serious health problems we face today and as of 2010, more than 23 million people have an addiction to drugs

The current paper examined the effects of working memory on decision making in cocaine addicts and healthy controls. As expected, we found that cocaine addicts exhibited decreased decision making performance compared to the healthy controls. Additionally, working memory was demonstrated to decrease decision making performance among participants. However, the combined effects of working memory and addiction on decision making resulted in an interaction. These findings support results from prior studies

Life with an addict is like watching a movie—you can follow the story line, but you can’t control how the story begins, how the plot unfolds or how the story ends. Appreciate that the addict has the ultimate power to choose a path that leads to recovery or to self-destruction. WHAT IS HELPFUL You naturally want the addict to seek recovery because it’s the only sensible option. However, addicts may not see it the same way because of an unconscious denial of their addiction or an unwillingness to give

Addictive Behaviors and how Society’s Views Affect Addicts and Their Recovery What kind of person does society picture when they think of an addict? How are addictions and addictive behaviors viewed as a whole? Whether it be drugs, actions, or behaviors, addictions can tear lives, families, and friendships apart and are never positive. But is it really the addict’s fault? Could it be a genetic flaw that fuels the addiction? Or are these addicts just lazy people with no self control? Along with others