Pros and cons of Substance Abuse Dawn Provance HMSV: 220 January 1, 2013 There are many pros and cons of substance abuse, alcoholism and drug abuse can be considered a brain disease, many people don’t realize that addiction is a disease that affects the brain, stopping substance abuse is not just a power of willpower. When people get addicted to drugs or alcohol they can have a lot of serious problems. Overtime drugs and alcohol can cause changes to the brain and can affect a person’s self-control. This can make it hard to make good decisions about are self. Addiction can be like diabetes or asthma, if you have one of these dieses it can’t be cured, you would have to learn how to handle it so it does not cause problems.
Alcohol stamps down signals between the spinal cord, nerve system, and the brain. The nerve tissues will become totally numb when in the state of “drunkenness”. Cells become semipermeable (thicker) in alcoholics. Tolerance capacity is not stable because they are ever changing. This also makes the alcoholic prone to infections.
Without treatment or engagement in recovery treatment, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death. The inherit problem with substance abuse is its relentless progression for those who become addicted. A progression that in most cases leads to one of three places: jail, institutions, or death. In between these outcomes the nature of addiction causes harm on society as a whole. Social neglect and criminal behavior are frequent companions of substance abuse.
Were being an addict and having a mental illness both full under a medical problem. The reason being is that an addict is going to need help to be able to kick their addiction. The biggest issue to look at is that surveys show that some people are ashamed to admit that they know someone in their family that has an addiction problem. And if you are ashamed or scared to admit the problem then maybe this paper will help with that shame. Because if you are ashamed to admit the problem then the person can not get the help they need.
However stress levels may also increase due to the addiction itself, e.g. developing family problems/ financial difficulties. Claridge & Davis (2003) found that certain individuals who were anxious become more stressed and seek relief in the form of drugs. The addiction occurs as the result of an interaction between action of drug and distress. However we cannot establish cause and effect from studies relating stress to addiction as stress may be the result and not the cause of addiction.
I knew there are people who are addicted to certain behaviors but never looked into detail the certain factors that caused them. I believe that everyone is different and I agree that there are different ways a person can be triggered when becoming seriously addicted to drugs or a behavior. Sometimes the word addiction is viewed as such a broad term and people easily ignore that it can be something very serious. Something simple as going to a casino and gambling for fun can easily turn into a serious problem. There is a fine line between enjoying something for fun and doing something that can impact and change the way you live your life.
Cocaine is abused a lot these days and it can go very out of hand. It can be used for medical purposes such as eye and ear surgeries. Cocaine will affect you almost immediately after use. It can shorten the need for food and sleep and that can become very dangerous for your health. Cocaine can become dangerously addictive if taken in big amounts.
Alcohol irreversibly damages the developing brain. The damage can range from severe physical deformity, clumsiness, behavioral problems, and stunted growth to mental retardation. | | | | flashbacks | are recurrences of certain aspects of a person's drug use without the user having repeated the use of the drug. They are experienced by many LSD users. | | |
Once that level is reached, the addiction to alcohol becomes a factor, which is known to be a type of brain disease. Results show that addictions can severely alter brain areas that critically affect decision-making, learning and memory, and behavior controls (HBO). However, the real question is, how does alcohol affect the brain as a whole? Many wonder which parts of the brain are affected by alcohol. And how exactly there affected.
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