In Marc Lewis’s novel Memoirs of an Addicted Brain (2012), his experience with marijuana was notably a rollercoaster ride. His first ordeal with the drug occurred when he was a teenager and decided to purchase marijuana from a friend. He began to use it at a period of stress induced by his friends, school and his parents. The first time he decided to take the drug, he dealt with coughing fits until he finally started to feel its effects. His description of his “high”, included the the drug placing him in a more imaginative, creative and happier state.
At first he realizes small things such as in saying, “Weed production is both an art and a science,” (Norberg, 200), in this he realizes that society adores art and science, yet society as a whole is strongly opposed to drugs. He soon comes to realize all his wasted times and in addition, the downfalls of drugs following his brother losing his job. He says, “I spent a long time looking at the mural the first time I took acid,” (Norberg, 236). At this place in his life he realizes all his wasted time reflecting back on the time wasted on drugs. Than he hears about his brother being fired from his job for being, “Tooo wasted,” (Norberg, 279).
In the poem “One,” Shawnee Kellie uses repetition as a device to emphasize the theme of empowerment. Through the use of repetition, Kellie discreetly offers power to subjects that aren’t typically considered powerful. In doing this, she adds an empowering undertone to each stanza. This is clearly present throughout the poem, but especially in the opening lines: “One word can spark a moment, / One flower can wake the dream;”.
Addiction is a complicated and challenging condition that affects millions of people around the world. The consequences of drug addiction can be devastating for individuals and for society. Addiction can cause numerous health issues, and changes to personal life with friends and family. The play “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage highlights addiction, her characters Tracey and Brucie both face addiction after traumatic experiences. The play “Sweat” calls attention to the challenges that people and families dealing with addiction face.
Drug addiction is a constant war. It is a battle being fought between oneself, possibly family, friends but always, the drug. Yet for anyone that is struggling, there is hope. Despite our differences, there will always be a path to recovery. In “Water by the Spoonful”, Quiara Alegría Hudes incorporates several strategies and tactics through various character’s agencies and symbolism to ultimately create a piece that centers recuperation.
Overall, the music shows how it could be also metaphorically described as a drug because Connie would be in her own zone not knowing where she was
After reading the novel, Righteous Dopefiend, I have a different lens in which I can view substance abuse and individuals who suffer from substance abuse disorders. All of the characters in the novel offered a unique perspective to different aspects of substance abuse disorders and the challenges associated with substance abuse and homelessness. However, despite all of the interesting aspects of each individual in the novel, the character Tina stuck out most to me and had the greatest impact on how I will view and engage with individuals who may suffer from substance abuse disorders. Initially what caught my attention about Tina was the chapters that described how she lived as a female on the streets, which was often considered “a man’s place”.
The Cheetah Girls series was of the few Disney movie series that was considered a classic to little girls, pre-teens, and teenagers in the early 2000’s. The first movie premiered in 2003, and by 2008, there were three movies. Raven Symone, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryan found themselves in the living rooms of families across America and while they expected to become role models for young girls, they did not know that their vocal habits would be passed on to their younger audience as well. The Cheetah Girls series are good good movies for children to watch, but they are not a good example of what to sound like.
Tyler’s song “Love Lives” manipulates the element of parallelism to relay his unrelenting ache to again be face to face with Alice in his very own Wonderland while disclosing a heart-wrenching love story on the surface. The fairy tale began during his journey with his incredibly successful rock band, but his massive success does not come without massive failure. Because of his band’s legendary collapse soon after their early success, Tyler compelled himself to attend an addiction recovery program where he eventually recovered completely. Although he remains one hundred percent drug-free, he still experiences the withdrawals that occur while actively recovering. Through the contrasting ideas presented with parallelism, Tyler reveals the intense
Another angle of devastation is the physical and mental effects it can have on a person who abuses drugs. It can affect your overall health, certain brain functions and sometimes even cause death. This shows even more closely how similar it is to the horrifying monster Grendel, “Killing as often as he could, coming alone, bloodthirsty and horrible.” (pg.26, line 80-81); both monsters have the same goal. People can also become easily addicted like Grendel was addicted to killing.
The main point of this article is to show the audience what the author had been experiencing first hand during his first try consuming Hashish; the feeling and experience with a hallucinogenic drug. Hashish had been causing the narrator to feel things extensively- feel things are moving extremely slow, or over a long period of time knowing that real time would be passing as just a few minutes. Patience had been slowly lost. He began to find interest in the smallest of many things; unrolling a ball of thread, watching an ice cube float over wine, filling a glass with water, etc.
This is because of her escapades of the day that ended up with her crushing a stolen wedding limo into a house (Thomas). The film explores substance use disorder through the eyes and life of Cummings and the people she meets in the rehab. It also explores the challenges they go through in trying to get clean. This essay will show how substance abuse and its related disorder is being portrayed in the film.
In 1987, acclaimed horror author Stephen King published what he referred to as ‘the scariest 310 pages in history.” The book, titled Misery, told the story of novelist Paul Sheldon who gets badly injured in a car accident and is imprisoned by his ‘biggest fan’ Annie Wilkes who had rescued him on the side of the road. For two decades after its publication, Stephen King refused to admit his reasons for publishing the novel. Finally, in 2007, King revealed the true meaning and message of the book; Prescription Drug Addiction. It is clear throughout the novel that Annie Wilkes holding Paul hostage symbolizes King’s past dependence on prescription medications and how desperately he relied on them.
The book called, The Fault In Our Stars it is about a young teenage girl named Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer and attend a program that is a cancer support group. Hazel is only sixteen years old, which at first she dislikes to go to the support group because of the fact that she feels like it’s depressing for her. But, she meets a young boy named Augustus Waters, who she says that he’s a charming guy. Augustus has had osteosarcoma, which is a rare form of bone cancer, but he has been all cleared. Both, Hazel and Augustus began on a roller coaster ride of many emotions, as in love, sadness, and even romance, while they are in search of the author of their favorite book.
Literature Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com.proxy151.nclive.org/apps/doc/H1420096909/LitRC?u=ncliverockcc&sid=LitRC&xid=706af6fe. Accessed 11 Feb. 2018. Originally published in The Languages of Addiction, edited by Jane Lilienfeld and Jeffrey Oxford, St. Martin's Press, 1999, pp. 175-192. Tackach, James.
