When alcohol is made more readily available to an individual, such as in a college environment, it increases the risk that person will drink excessively (Ewing 173) (#5). ... "Alcohol and your health" 1973. ... Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "Alcohol and Health" 1971. AOL Health. ...
Cannabis is highly addictive, causes both physical and mental health problems, and can also affect relationships and careers within your life. ... Many people who become addicted are to do so within their college years due to the college environment, freedom, and lack of structure. ... This regular use of marijuana, especially among teenagers, leads to a variety of possibilities of mental health problems. ... Whether you begin to revolve your everyday life around the drug, weaken family relationships, or take away a possible chance at a good career down the road, or even obtain a mental health...
The results of the experiment showed that the monozygotic twins who showed signs or were already addicted to a certain drug was a result from the environment they lived in. It was also shown that the dizygotic twins showed the opposite correlation to the monozygotic twins and were therefore not abusive of drugs because of their living environment (Pedersen, 1981)7. ... In conclusion, converging the evidence of all the studies previously mentioned, it is shown that their living environment causes one's addiction to drugs. ... Drug addiction doesn't only affect one's physical h...
When alcohol is made more readily available to an individual, such as in a college environment, it increases the risk that person will drink excessively (Ewing 173). ... Personal relationships can be torn apart, jobs are frequently lost, and the health of a person deteriorates when an individual begins to rely on a drink to get by (Burgess 16). ... The prolonged use of large amounts of alcohol without an adequate diet may cause serious liver damage, such as "cirrhosis of the liver" (Secretary of health 47). It has been estimated that 10% of all alcoholic persons develop cirrhosis, a disease ch...
The decriminalization of drugs is a wise alternative to the current policy on drug for number of reasons: Decriminalization would aid of government in maintaining a more balanced, peaceful and safe environment. ... Many European countries treat drugs as a health problem rather than a criminal offense. ... In todays society it seems that the only reasonable or ethical approach is to provide health services and emotional support for those addicted to drugs. ... Societies and cultures that can't comprehend this concept are self destructive, and pessimistic environments. ...
Their is a marked improvement in general health status - even among those patients who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus - following admission to methadone treatment programs. ... The placement of these elements alone allow methadone programs to operate on a positive note in many communities where black market opiate addictions, and their negative social health/economical implications may be rapidly spreading. ... Leaving many addicts whom have been caught in the perils of addiction for years, having little/if any social abilities, lost in a un-excepting social environm...
Drug use has devastating consequences such as health problems and addiction which has necessitated government agencies and national drug societies to put up measures meant to help drug addicts conquer their addiction state and enable them to lead normal lives. ... Such a person will find it hard living purely in the environment and is likely to relapse due to peer pressure alone. It is thus recommended that their environment be analyzed too and tools and resources put in place to treat the whole family [Bar07]. ... There should also be mechanisms put in place to help in after-treatment, their...
It depends on many factors including an individual's size, weight, and health, how the drug is taken, the person's mood, and whether other drugs are taken. The effects also depend on the environment in which the drug is used, for example alone or with others. ... Illicit drugs like heroin often lead to complicated health problems. ...
