Addicts

Abusers should be Treated and not Incarcerated Compassion, counselling, empowerment, and empathy, and not incarceration, this must be the slogan for drug addicts. Imprisonment is not going to address the menacing issue of substance abuse and addiction. As a matter of fact, imprisonment is only going to increase the vulnerabilities of the addicts and is going to disrupt their psychological build up through the undue process of stigmatization. But adhering to the orthodox criminal justice system and

counseling, medications, or rehab. There are 2 types of interventions: the Johnson and the ARISE intervention. The Johnson intervention confronts the addict and explains the consequences of their addiction. For example, an alcoholic would be confronted about how his drinking will affect his liver in the future. An ARISE intervention involves the family of the addict and attempts to get him into a rehab facility. Before performing an intervention, family members and an interventionist

lifestyle of an addict is reflected upon in Oscar Wilde’s novel The Picture of Dorian Gray through Dorian’s opioid addiction. The lifestyle of an addict revolves around the substance being abused; this can lead to cravings and devastating withdrawal symptoms. In Dorian’s case, this substance is opium. Addicts may experience many mental effects due to the addictive properties of opioids, which include anxiety, irritability, and social withdrawal. The effects that opium has on addicts such Dorian Gray

Addictions and The Family Addiction has been an aspect in the family atmosphere for centuries. The majority of treatment options have focused on the addict and how to help them and not dealing with the issues that the family members are facing as well. When families are faced with a loved one dealing with an addiction they go through physical challenges such as possible abuse, social challenges, emotional distress such as depression, and financial hardships. In the article Family Systems Theory:

Almost everyone has someone in their lives who is facing the struggle of addiction. Without someone to motivate addicts to do better, they will possibly never have the boost they need to overcome addiction. Addiction to drugs have many effects on someone’s personal self and their families, but in most cases, drug abuse effects families more than it does to the addict.

during the recovery stage for an addict. This is significant because if we have reliable data we could help addicts recover faster and have less of a chance of relapsing. People should care about this issue because if we prevent addicts from relapsing that would lessen the population of addicts in our country. I believe solitude during the recovery time would be positive for an addict and cater to each persons' needs individually during the recovery stage. We expect addicts to detox without any individual

Sex addicts come from dysfunctional families and 90 % of them suffer emotional abuse, 70% physical abuse, and 81% sexual abuse (Miller, 2005). This paper will give a summary on the form of sex addiction. In addition, this will discuss the addiction, sex addiction behaviors, and the treatment. What is sex addiction? Sex addiction is when an individual has strong intense sex desires. A person that’s addicted to sex has repeated sex thoughts and the sex thoughts make it impossible to function

the addict. Self-diagnosis is “often requiring the addict to be the subject of an intervention or face potential criminal consequences for not complying with treatment” (Inaba 9.14.) In other words, the entire acceptance process is basically trying to make the client understand what they’re doing to themselves. It’s also stating that if the client does not follow through with the treatment, they will feel the raft for not doing so. The good thing about this acceptance process is if the addict doesn’t

appreciation by the general public. I think that society has a horrible look on addicts. The public people forget that there is a medical need for addicts. Addict are real people with real problems. It is not only the addict but the families surrounding them that are fighting a battle for survival. As a did research for this paper, I looked a number of other countries and how they handle addict. The way rehabilitation addicts before they send them to jail has had a positive impact on society. I do think

humiliating in order to obtain sex. Also the addict after having sex might have guilt or regret of their actions. A sex addict is not always the victim though, because of the poor decision making when they have the urge to engage in sexual activity it may lead for them to molest a child. Research shows that about 71 percent of sex addicts are child molesters are sex addicts, sex offenders are believed to act upon sexual gratification as well as a sex addict they want to be gratified and satisfied (Sex