Drug Addiction in Adolescence Abstract “Drug addiction is a dependence on an illegal drug or medication” (Merriam-Webster’s, 2000). Once one was addicted, it becomes the focus in that individual's life. The purpose for this paper was to learn and understand the positive and negative outcomes involving drug addiction in the lives of adolescence. Drug addiction in Adolescence was a continuing problem across the United States. There were many reasons an adolescent will try and even abuse different types of drugs and possibly alcohol; some of them included peer pressure, boredom, and curiosity and/or family problems such as parents going through a divorce.
Schizophrenia & Other Psychotic Disorders: Schizophrenia, Delusional Disorder, brief Psychosis, Schizo-affective Disorder & Shared Psychotic Disorder. SchizophreniaSchizophrenia is a psychotic illness which can affect people in variety of ways, there is no evidence as yet why one develops the illness. Studies suggest there can be a combination of factors which can trigger the illness. It is agreed by health professionals that schizophrenia is most likely caused by a combination of factors, which can include the following: Dopamine is one of the chemicals that carry messages between brain cells and if there is too much Dopamine it can be a factor of one developing the illness. Genetic can play a big part in someone developing the illness as they are more vulnerable to the illness.
The Oxford dictionary explains addiction as “the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity” and it defines an addict as” a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug:” These words only go a little way in describing an illness that affects multitudes of people, directly, and multitudes more indirectly. To get a better understanding of the meaning of addiction one can look at the criteria which are present when a person is considered to be’ in addiction’ What defines an addict? There are three conditions present when a person
Controversy exists if clients who are still using alcohol or drugs should be treated in integrated mentally ill chemical affected (MICA) programs. Total abstinence is the goal of treatment for all MICA clients, and working towards this goal can take several years (Sciacca, 1991). MICA clients are characterized with having a DSM-III-R, Axis 1 diagnosis of a severe mental illness, which exists independently of substance abuse. MICA clients usually require medication to control their psychiatric illness, and if medication is stopped, their symptoms are likely to emerge or worsen (Sciacca, 1991). “MICA persons, even in remission, frequently display the residual effects of major psychiatric disorders, such as marked social isolation or withdrawal, blunted or inappropriate affect, and marked lack of initiative, interest, or energy” (Sciacca, 1991, p. 2).
This behavior is attributed to a void still afflicting an addict going through the recovery process. According to drugaddictioncenter.org, the following addictions generally are associated with addiction transfer: Central Nervous System (CNS) stimulants such as methamphetamine, cocaine, Ritalin, or nicotine. CNS depressants, such as alcohol, sedatives, hypnotics, or Xanax, are additional addictions. Narcotics, opium, Vicodin, and Oxycontin are well-known opiates contributing to addictive personalities. Cannabis (such as THC, marijuana, and hashish) is also an addiction with the capability of addiction transfer (although mainstream may not always believe this
Benzodiazepines are drugs that is used to treat conditions like anxiety attacks, panic attacks, and insomnia. The benzodiazepines that are used to treat the condition insomnia can impair your motoring skills. Once your motoring skills are impaired your ability to move may be weakened or lose. With your motoring skills being impaired someone maybe able to take control of you and force you into unwanted sex or maybe even seriously injure you. Rohypnol which are commonly known as roofies are drugs that can prevent a victim from resisting sexual assault.
Illicit use of these drugs can lead to low birth weight, breathing difficulties, death, and of course the possibility of the baby being born addicted to the drug. Drug addictions in infants present themselves as irritability, fevers, and piercing cries. More specifically, cocaine use during pregnancy can cause physical deformities in the child’s eyes, bones, genitals, urinary tract, kidneys and heart and acute growth retardation. They may also experience seizures and hemorrhages. While many people believe that marijuana may not be as harmful as these other drugs, it can still affect the infant in a few ways.
In the treatment for alcohol and drug dependence, the goal of cognitive behavioral therapy is to teach the person to recognize situations in which they are most likely to drink or use drugs, avoid these circumstances if possible, and cope with other problems and behaviors which may lead to their substance abuse. Depression There is a very close relationship between depression and substance abuse in adults. The two conditions are highly comorbid, which is to say that they occur together in an extremely high percentage of individuals. There are a number of different ways that this occurs. Substance abuse can cause depression and depression can cause substance abuse.
A person may all of a sudden be more sociable than before or more talkative. Thoughts and flight of ideas may be characterized by a person with manic disorders. People with mood disorder are at a high risk of substance abuse. Substance abuse develops over time as a result of persistent abuse of substances such as alcohol, medication and various forms of drugs. Examples of drugs can be cocaine and heroine.
Does an individual’s acoustic startle response increase during their drug addiction or while they are in recovery. Based on this could we determine early on in an individual life if an individual lacks the acoustic startle response are they more apt to become addicted to an illegal substance. One way to understand the relationship between addiction and acoustic startle response is through integration of Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) and Psychopharmacology. PNI deals with the body’s psychobiological responses to stress. The foundation of Psychological stress has been found to be based on the lack of control and predictability.