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. In this essay, I will visit the general area of drugs and alcohol addiction, including its definition, characteristics and its effects on the addicted persons, their families and many more besides. Also, I will address the specific topic of alcoholism and relate this to my personal experience. So what is this disease that often causes people to be labelled in such a way and frequently results in these human beings being stigmatised and sometimes, even ostracised by society? 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.
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. There were many warning signs and consequences that both adolescents and others should looked out for when getting involved with drugs. Once addicted to any type of drug, it can have a long-lasting effect on that adolescent's life, which can unfortunately cause death if left untreated. There was hope for those addicted; by one recognizing that may have a problem it can help lead them on the road to recovery, which can be a reward all in itself. However, it was very beneficial for an adolescent to have support from others when recovering, along with encouragement, comfort and guidance.
The guest speakers taught us of many forms of abuse. I rather not talk of my past but I can be certain that sometimes if you are in an abusive relationship you fail to realize so many signs and signals or just put yourself in a state of denial. So questions I have come up with to help others realize when they are in are: Does he "just" slap you? Has he beaten you up "only" 3 or 4 times?
My First placement as a mental health student nurse was at a unit where the patients/service users are not ill enough to be in hospital but are not able to look after themselves in their own homes or their family find it too difficult to look after them. On the drive to my placement I had a lot of mixed emotions in one way I was excited as this was a new chapter in my life but in another way I was really nervous, will I fit in, will I get on with the staff as I had heard so many stories of staff do not like student nurses and can be quite nasty towards them and will I be able to deal with the patients in a professional way?, in fact when I parked my car in the car park I just sat there for about five minutes I was frozen to the spot I felt
This alters a person’s perceptions, emotions, movement, vision and hearing. In very small amounts, alcohol can help a person feel relaxed or less anxious. Commonly seen after traumatic events such as death and divorce people drink to calm themselves down or to relieve stress. Expert’s theorized alcohol is addictive because of three main reasons the first is that alcohol is very addictive, the more the body gets the more it wants. A family history of addiction provides a great risk of being an alcoholic.
If I go for more than a few days without texting my friends or seeing anyone I begin to feel alone and depressed. Thankfully my job in retail keeps me social by seeing and speaking with several people on a daily basis. Intellectual health: Intellectual health is persistent throughout your entire life. Every day you will have a success or a failure that you will use to adjust your future life. Years ago my marriage failed and I learned from the mistakes I made during that relationship how to approach future relationships.
Topic: Addiction Thesis Statement: Understanding drug addiction and proper treatments for individuals who become addicted to drugs Argument 1 Are Doctor's responsible for drug addiction? Drug addiction and abuse is a very hard addiction to break. Alot of individuals who became addicts said their addiction began do to an injury sustained and a doctor prescribing opiates. Alot of doctor's don't really look at all the possibilities of a injury and start prescribing painkillers and just continue to refill the medication making the individual become an addict. "Doctors must be sure they're focused on the whole patient and not just the symptoms when prescribing opioids, or any medication for that matter."
My secondary goal is to help the client understand his/her negative behaviors with the hope that the client will make the necessary steps for a more productive life. Addictions are really no different from other behaviors, part of the recovery process is to get the client to believe he or she can change and that encourages the commitment to the recovery process and enhances the likelihood of success. Recovery from addiction is a major life long process that never stops. Detoxing is only the beginning of a long-term (sometimes a lifetime) battle against that inner craving and relapse. Counseling is just as essential as the detox.
Case Study February 22, 2012 The Forgotten Team Member Case Study: How did the team get into this situation? The team got into this situation, first of all, by judging the other group members before getting to know them. Christine, the leader of the group, immediately classified each team member by her initial judgments of them. Janet was struggling with time management between her part time jobs and school and Christine didn’t respect this. Since Janet couldn’t make it to meetings they gave her what was “left over” and didn’t even keep her in mind.
I really wanted to just jump in the book and shake the characters and tell them what in hindsight they were missing. It really frustrated me to read that there weren’t any Hmong translators in a state that was home to many Hmong people. Nonetheless, it was a very hard and good books to read because many parts made me cry while other parts gave me hope for baby Lia. The major challenges of the healthcare providers were the clash about money and community services choked by welfare costs. The biggest problem of them all was the beliefs of the medical system and those of the Hmong people.