Mitch McNamara 3012456 Engl.102-AS14 Dr. Ford October 18, 2013 Causes of Addictions (revised) In “Embraced by the Needle” writer Gabor Maté in his expository essay argues that in a person’s childhood they need a loving non-stressed environment so they will not need to look to outside sources such as drugs for that warm comforting feeling. These life experiences initiate brain development at an early age by promoting the growth of receptors and nerve cells, which inevitably will make children less susceptible to addictions later in life. Many parents of drug addicts had childhood issues or were emotionally distressed growing up. This likely deemed them unsuitable parents and unable to provide their children with positive warm interactions
One U.S. study found that parents with documented substance abuse, most commonly alcohol, cocaine, and heroin, were much more likely to mistreat their children, and were also much more likely to reject court-ordered services and treatments (Besharov, 1990). Children with a history of neglect or physical abuse are at risk of developing psychiatric problems, or a disorganized attachment style. Disorganized attachment is associated with a number of developmental problems, including dissociative symptoms, as well as anxiety, depressive, and acting out
The family can be put under a lot of stress and people’s emotions get minimized as the pain of what they live in is denied. The family support system breaks down and children lose sense of what is ‘normal’. As the adults around them struggle to regulate their emotions, the child learns abnormal ways to deal with the chaos around them and struggle to make sense of what is happening around them. The family’s routine begins to revolve around the addict and the children end up fending for themselves. Children in an environment of addiction often find themselves taking on the roles of the adults and take on the stress of dealing with the addiction.
Anxiety; the child may worry constantly about the situation at home. He or she may fear the alcoholic parent will become sick or injured, and may also fear fights and violence between the parents. Embarrassment; parents may give the child the message that there is a terrible secret at home. The ashamed child does not invite friends home and is afraid to ask anyone for help. Confusion; the alcoholic parent will change suddenly from being loving to angry, regardless of the child's behavior.
Therefore, according to the latest studies of some organizations such as children protection, spanking can create physiological problems such as depression in a child. It makes parents believe that spanking children can harm their children. Spanking children is not a good way to discipline them because children can get some mental problems. For example, children who are usually spanked by their parents believe that they hate them, so children get depression because of spanking. Children can also get mental problems because of spanking such as killing themselves.
The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain relievers, depressants and stimulants (Vicodin, Xanax and Adderall, respectively) (What are the Most Commonly Abused Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs?, 2014). Medicine that is available without a prescription is called over the counter and can be abused as well by taking more than the recommended dose on the package. There are many reasons why adolescents abuse these types of drugs. Boys typically abuse stimulants to get high and girls use them to lose weight or stay alert. Short and long term abuse may cause irregular heartbeat, slurred speech, nausea, diarrhea, seizures, even death.
Title: Nation Rx: Sacrificing children for profit The use or over use of psychotropic drugs today in the America is becoming a serious problem that not many people feel the need to address. As a modern developed country how for are we willing to go to control or children and adolescents? What did parents do in the years past when they had over active children or rebellious teens? Now days if children move around too much in class they referred to psychiatrist and quickly labeled as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD )patients and then placed on medications that alter not only the mood but their whole personality . Currently there is no clear definition for the condition.
The mind frame which an adolescent is permanently damaged with is not a healthy one. The learned behavior that a male or female carry on becomes an unhealthy cycle. It is too often that adults don’t realize that the major victim to domestic violence is the innocent child who lives the domestic violence environment. For example, young preschool children witnessing domestic violence has a negative effect on the development of preschool. There is a discrepancy between exposed and non-exposed children in cognitive ability as well as externalizing and internalizing behavior problems.
How does ADHD contribute to a divorce? ADHD results in a problem of inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, a combination of both, and usually occurs in early childhood. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2010), symptoms for ADHD are as follows: 1) often does not give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in schoolwork, work, or other activities. 2) Often has trouble keeping attention on tasks or play activities. 3) Often does not seem to listen when spoken to directly.
Their relationships with their family are badly compromised because this disorder causes teens to make no efforts to hide their behaviour, and they are not concerned with the feelings of others. They are most likely to not do well at school and not attend school regularly. What are the causes contributing to Conduct Disorder? This disorder is most commonly found amongst adolescents with troubled past experiences (mainly child abuse) and family issues, which can include parents with drug and/or alcohol addictions and family conflicts. It can also be caused by genetic defects and often arise out of situations of poverty.