It affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain by depressing nerve transmission in the sensory pathways of the spinal cord and brain that signal pain. This explains why heroin is such an effective pain killer and why it has increasing physical addiction and ongoing emotional dependence. Heroin also inhibits brain centers controlling coughing, and breathing which makes it very dangerous. Heroin is exceedingly addictive, quickly producing tolerance and dependence. Although heroin is even more effective as a painkiller than morphine and codeine, it is so highly addictive that its use is illegal.
Addiction is a Family Problem …..and More Wino, alco, drunk, lush, crack-head, dipso, junkie. These are just a few of the common every day street words often used to describe and label people with a disease called addiction. General perceptions of addicted persons are usually formed by society as a result of reports in the media of the behaviour (misbehaviour) of the person, and it is these behaviours that are used to form a totally negative opinion of addicts. People forget that an addict was not born this way and did not choose to be taken over and controlled by a chemical substance. In other words, there is a human being behind the addiction, one who entered this world just like everyone else, but for some reason, or many reasons, got caught up and trapped in the world of addiction along the way.
Billions of people deal with pain every day, and many of those are probably dealing with it right at this moment. It seems most people with frequent pain have gotten to the point in which they take something to ease their suffering without really thinking about it. One of the most popular pain killers is Acetaminophen, which also goes by the name of Tylenol. Acetaminophen belongs in two classes of drugs, analgesics which relieve pain and antipyretics which are used to reduce fever. The structure of Acetaminophen is found in Fig 1.1.
Cookies-or-Heroin? Is television as addictive as Heroin or Alcohol? Some consider over- indulging in television as a serious addiction along the lines of such. Marie Winn’s “Cookies or Heroin” article talks about the dangers of television and the effect it can have on someone’s life, often causing viewers to neglect aspects of everyday life, simultaneously making them unaware of their addictions and implies that the addiction is akin to that of alcoholism or heroin. In my opinion television addiction is just not that serious.
HIV/AIDS The effects of HIV and AIDS are deadly, and one of the most dangerous diseases in the world. Throughout the story line of Forrest Gump, HIV and AIDS aren’t directly said but they are heavily implied as Jenny, Forrest’s childhood friend and crush, goes through the hippie era and used various drugs and becomes very sick and dies young. Throughout the story line the director flashed between what was happening in Forrest’s and Jenny’s life. During these scenes it shows Jenny hanging out with her hippie friends and doing numerous amounts of drugs and even at some points it shows Jenny using dirty needles, which are most commonly associated with the contraction of HIV and AIDS. These scenes accurately line up with the events that occurred at home while soldiers were away fighting the war in Vietnam.
Some just want to escape and drink their pain away. They tend to drink large amounts of alcohol in one sitting which is called binge drinking. That can be very bad considering alcohol is a depressant and you can become dependent on it. Drinking alcohol underaged can affect the still-growing brain leading to a learning deficiency and mental disorders. Alcohol tends to make you lazy and makes you show a loss of interest in your school work and extra curricular activities.
After a while, users need higher doses to get the same effect. This leads to dependence and addiction for those users of the drug. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 43 percent of ecstasy users become dependent on the drug. Users are aware of the negative consequences of ecstasy, but their dependence on it prevents them from stopping to use the drug. However, Ecstasy is used medicinally to relieve victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Youth Violence an Epidemic Violence is one of the most problematic issues we face in society today. To most people, the most ridiculous and noticeable violence is youth crime. Youth violence has become a lifestyle that includes drugs, guns, gangs, and murder. Contributing factors to the problem stem from lack of parental supervision and guidance, social and peer pressures, and violence on television. Everything from school shootings to capital murder, it is apparent that the problem is only getting worse.
Cocaine's immediate effects wear off in 30 minutes to two hours. Smoking or injecting cocaine results in a faster and shorter high, compared to snorting coke. Cocaine is responsible for more U.S. emergency room visits than any other illegal drug. Cocaine harms the brain, heart, blood vessels, and lungs and can even cause sudden death (Holstege, 2011). REFERENCE PAGE
Children are facing physical and emotional damage. They are missing their education. According to statistics reported by ABC News, 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of being bullied (Bullying Statistics, 2013). The worst consequence of bullying, by far, is suicide, now being referred to as “bullycide.” Children as young as nine years old are taking their own lives. So why do bullies bully?