(Friedman,2009) • About two-thirds (64%) of teenagers who have abused prescription stimulants report getting, buying, or stealing them from friends or relatives. (NSDUH, 2007) Prescription drug abuse seems as if it has been kept in the closet while millions are abusing these drugs and lives have been very much taken. Why hasn’t society been openly educated on this issue? Why hasn’t more warning signs been brought to the table? It seems only when a celebrity dies from an overdose of prescription drugs is when the sirens finally go off.
The article “Junking Junk Food”, by Judith Warner, is one that explains two sides to the national obesity problem in the United States. She starts her article by talking about Sarah Palin's objections to the “Obama nanny state” which she believes is out to infringe upon the peoples right to eat whatever they please (401). Glenn Beck is also cited in her paper as objecting to the idea of government regulation. His anger over the issue includes reports of government health inspectors shutting down a 7 year old's lemonade stand (401). With about two-thirds of Americans being obese, the Obama administration has been fighting hard to help Americans with the issue of obesity.
Extreme use of alcohol and other drugs can damage the brain and can sometimes cause hallucinations or other symptoms of a mental disorder but is only usually caused by excessive use of alcohol and drugs. Another cause for a mental disorder is infection. Infection can lead to the rise of mental illnesses and schizophrenia has been linked to flu. Another physical cause of a mental disorder is the biochemistry including neurotransmitters and hormones. Neurotransmitters are known to have an impact on behaviour such as high levels of nor adrenaline and dopamine are seen when a depressed mood is evident e.g.
The restrictions on sugary drinks contributed towards a branch out of many educational campaigns. The most influential campaign that caused the greatest decrease in obesity rates was ‘Rethink Your Drink’ proposed by the Hawaii Department of Health. Furthermore, limiting the size people can purchase sugary drinks will help stop the growth of beverage portions in the restaurant industry. Chain-restaurants have increased their beverage portion sizes monumentally over the past few decades, and bigger portion sizes have been proven to lead to greater consumption. Surely people will learn from the restrictions put on detrimental drinks, understand the dangers that come from drinking such large quantities of sugary beverages, and how harmful they can be towards the
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.
It is a very dangerous way of drinking that can lead to serious problems and even death. v) In 2010 the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported that 26% of youth aged 12 to 20 years drink alcohol and 17% reported binge drinking. vi) In 2011, the Monitoring the Future Survey reported that 33% of 8th graders and 70% of 12th graders had tried alcohol, and 13% of 8th graders and 40% of 12th graders drank during the past month. vii) In general, the risk of youth experiencing these problems is greater for those who binge drink than for those who do not binge drink. 3) It is true that alcohol has a number of reactions on people who consume it, but again the effects of alcohol are completely different when it comes to the gender.
(Clark, 2008) This type of high appears to be such an extreme high, just the kind of high an abuser desires. However, this is also where the problem for the user, abuser, or addict lies; OxyContin is an opiate and opiates will depress your respiratory system to the point of actual suffocation if too much is taken too fast. OxyContin does not have to build up in your system, unlike some of the other favored drugs of abuse or use. Another beneficial way for the abuser or addict to abuse OxyContin is to grind it to a fine powder, place it on foil and smoke it in the same manner as Heroin. (Jayawant & balkrisnen,
Emily said that over the past twenty years she has learned that physicians often overprescribe their patients for complaints of anxiety, stress, sadness, insomnia, and even everyday pain. They will prescribe too many pills per prescription and even too many refills. Another huge problem that we run into with prescription drug abuse is that the doctors don’t often look at what other doctors have prescribed to someone they are treating. Some guy could go to one doctor one week and get a bottle of Xanax, and go to a different doctor 3 days later and do the same thing because doctors often don’t get into things like that; they just trust that their patient will tell them. Well, if a person has an addiction problem, they are going to do everything they can to get what they want to
Indeed, the criminalization of individuals who—often—are otherwise law-abiding citizens, can affect their relationships with family and friends, as well as their standings with employers and loaners (Ezard, 2001). This sense of alienation could, in turn, lead to elevated drug use as a means of escape, and even to premature death. Ezard (2001) contends that stigmatization creates a dangerous situation whereby individuals may decide not to contact emergency services should something happen, such as an overdose. Overdoses are almost entirely preventable, and are most often caused by using a drug of a much higher purity than accustomed to, or anticipated (Cox et al., as cited in Boyd, 2008). The fact that criminalization often forces sellers and users underground also means that there is little that can be done to inform consumers what doses are
Seventeen million Americans have fallen victim to Type 2 Diabetes. Others are plagued with Myelodysplastic Syndrome which is a deficiency in bone marrow. A more shocking find is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (Benzene 411 1,5). Soft Drinks are the main cause to numerous medical issues found within the digestive systems of many people who consume these toxic beverages. The effects of soft drinks can be seen within a matter of weeks as you glance at your smile in the mirror, a matter of months as your waist line continues to increase, or the consequences can be dealt with later in your life as the your bone marrow density has decreased due to the consumption of soft drinks.