Abuse and Addiction in Adolescence The term abuse can be described as violent acts and misuse of an individual. After reviewing the National Institute of Drug Abuse website, “Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.” The National Institute of Drug Abuse considers drug abuse to be a form of brain disease. Drug abuse is identified as a brain disease because of the addictive behavior and that drugs
available for this problem, options that can help you obtain life-long sobriety. What are Co-Occurring Disorders? When substance abuse is paired with an underlying mental or emotional problem, you are suffering from co-occurring disorders. This condition is incredibly common: some statistics claim that as much as 50% of people with mental or emotional disorders also possess a substance abuse disorder. Why is this problem so common? The key reason is self-medication.
Society has been dealing with addiction for many years, centuries even. Researchers have come a long way in studies to realize that that the effects of chemical substances do more harm than good. The difference between drug use and abuse is dependent on the individual’s dependence on the substance. There are still many other factors involved, such as environment, values, morals, and genetic predisposition, these factors are not even considered and will most likely be crossed without regard to the
life. “The fewer endorphin-enhancing experiences in infancy and early childhood, the greater the need for external sources.”(p. 289) He goes on to explain that experiences as a child such as: sexual assault, abandonment, physical and psychological abuse are recurring factors in he treats his clients for. Mates addresses people that grew up in stereotypical upbringings, where they did receive love and attention, and why they can be prone to addiction. He states that there are unseen factors that could
The only outlet for him is writing in his diary, something he doesn’t like sharing with others. Growing up in a lower class family during the 1960s, a time where drugs were at a high, would not have been easy, making him more susceptible to substance abuse, especially tobacco and alcohol. Looking at the development of the brain one could also look at the ongoing debate of nurture versus nature and its effect on an individual. Dr. Paul Keedwell, a consultant psychiatrist at Cardiff University
It is something nearly everyone can relate to, the unfortunate downfall of oneself or loved ones. Helplessly watching a friend or family member completely transform into a stranger can become an inevitable part of life. Addiction is a treacherous pathway that some end up stumbling down. This unfortunate decline is demonstrated in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Throughout the course of the novel, the once promising life of Dr. Jekyll quickly degrades.
The book, Addiction and Grace, is written by Dr. Gerald G. May. May served in the Vietnam war and afterward using his medical degree became a director at a community drug abuse clinic, making him very educated in the area of addiction. He has also written other books with similar topics such as Dark Night of the Soul and The Awakened Heart. His purpose of this book is to reveal how we all fall under the category of struggling with addictions, but to reveal alongside addiction the grace that is extended
Any type of therapy can be turned into group therapy. In order for it to be group therapy there must be two people or more. In order to form a group therapy there needs to be two people or more. Therapy groups consist of group treatments for substance abuse, support groups, and cognitive behavioral groups. Groups counseling assist people with addictions. Group counseling provide addicts with support. The group might help addicts with loneliness. Addicts receive positive information from the group
hospital. Often times, when someone is in the hospital they will receive diamorphine. Hari explains that this is medically pure heroin. Diamorphine is a lot safer than “street heroin” because those versions are laced and cut with many other dangerous substances that can do a lot of damage to your body. His point from this was that people leave the hospital and are not addicted to heroin and are fine. He is suggesting that our perception of how addiction works is flawed. Also, most people assume that the
addition of caffeine use disorder into the DSM and those who do not. Those who support the new addition do so based on the harm that caffeine causes in individuals who have caffeine use disorder, as symptoms of this disorder are similar to other substance use disorders within the DSM (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). While health professionals against this new addition base their argument on the risks of over diagnosing Caffeine Use Disorder within the general population