Heroin Battle in Tucson Throughout the years heroin use has become a lot more popular and has been easier to obtain in the small town of Tucson, Arizona. Before heroin was viewed as an inaccessible and rare drug for people to use, but since more people started using it it has become normalized in our society. The massive outbreak of heroin use has cost the city of Tucson thousands of dollars and has influenced the younger generations to use this drug or to start using drugs and overall has taken many people’s lives. In order to prevent the use of heroin there should be a mandatory class that teens, children, and adults should take to learn about this harmful drug and many other drugs that are on the streets of Tucson.
We also have to address drug addiction problem in the community because deaths related to drug overdose are on the rise. Rudd, Seth, David, and Scholl (2016) stated that “the drug overdose death rate increased significantly from 12.3 per 100,000 population in 2010 to 16.3 in 2015” (p. 1445). Drug and/or opioid addiction problem affects everyone in the community, especially the children. Thus, health policies that address this issue is
I have very strong opinions on drug addiction and why needle-exchange programs should be excluded, it may be hard to understand where these opinions come from unless you have seen someone you love hit rock bottom from drug abuse or until your friend overdoses on heroin or even any kind of opioid. You may not comprehend where the opinions come from until this horrible drug has personally affected your life. Heroin is a monster and these programs are just contributing to the use of this
Community Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic: A Literature Review Francis Melaragni Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University Abstract Introduction The impact of opioid drug abuse which includes both misuse of prescribed medication and illegal consumption of heroin and other opioids has become and been declared a public health emergency in Massachusetts and many other states. This problem has also been recognized as an urgent issue at the national level, and has received focus and attention from The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of this literature review is to assess what tactics and
Melodies of Marijuana Music has been used as a tool to reflect culture for a majority of history. Music has been used for Christian worship for hundreds of years. During the civil rights movement, music was used to fight for justice and present the views of groups such as The Black Panthers (Phillips, 1). Since the late 1960’s, it is arguable that drug culture has been recorded through music as well. Songs such as the Beatles’ original “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” rose to popularity, discussing drug abuse and capturing the essence of narcotics like marijuana and LSD (Rettman, 3).
The War On Drugs is nothing more than a war on other people's values. If it is anything beyond that, it is simply an analogy of our inability to reconcile our personal differences at the cost of annihilating each other. So why blame drugs? We could just as easily point to money as being the culprit of violence and corruption in the world.
"I feel so enlightened and content". You are likely to hear this phrase from a high number of people using drugs. Many of them guarantee a feeling of satisfaction and distraction. Who would object to experience that? With this in mind, having great promise, teenagers and young adults are the ones who are highly prone to be influenced by the drug trend.
Young people who are addicted to prescription opioids commonly switch to heroin. Heroin is a cheaper option, and is rumored to have a higher potency than regular prescription opioids. People who suffer from addiction are unable to reach treatment programs. Patients who are able to obtain solutions “must often visit private practice physicians who do not accept commercial insurance…” (The Opioid Epidemic).
All of this leads to one question; what can be done to stop the heroin epidemic? The first thing we need to realize is that the heroin is not just going to disappear off of the planet it is here to stay. So we need to look at other methods other than the typical “crack down on dealers so it wont be around” this method will not work dealers will just be replaced with new dealers. The real problem comes from under education of the drugs. Growing up all I knew about heroin was that it existed and that it was bad.
Can we really see thousands of Americans die because they are so interested in trying a new drug? Drugs should really not be legalized anywhere around the world because it will depend on the type of drug people use, it will ruin their body, they can do so many things to people that they won’t be the same person anymore because of the drugs are taking over them. Nevertheless, the government should not go and make drugs legal because drugs is not the answer to anything and it’s not the answer to solving any problem. Here is why: Drugs can absolutely kill people.
While schools talk about signs and symptoms of drug use are they telling how it’ll affect our lives? Kids don’t know how the drug addicts feel when or are going through since they don’t have this problem. While teens learn how drugs are bad, they still do drugs. Drug manufacturers are aiming for kids and teens as their next customers to make profit. Schools should talk to kids with these problems or a loved one so the school can try to help.
I have met many addicts in my line of work and they vary from well-educated individuals to young and misguided. It is sad that as a society we look at addiction with a moral lens instead of the disease lens. Stigma among addicts is the cruelest form of abuse in this community. It cause families to hide the addiction of their loved ones and in turn the turmoil manifest into deep dependency on heroin. If we could stop the stigma and get to the bottom of addiction, in my opinion we could change the everyday dilemma of death by
Your first cigarette, your first drink, and First time you gambled. We have all been throwing that part of our lifetime. And even if you were strong enough to say No to this temptations you’ve been there, seen that. And the Drugs, that’s a bit more unusual I think, but it’s been there in the background, waiting for a weak youth to get it. And some of us have taken it, why?
Prescription drug abuse is in no way a new problem to our society. There are many individuals and families in our society that are dealing with an opiate and heroin addiction. Opiate abuse is the intentional
In the name of fighting drug abuse, governments unleashed a war on drugs that continues to rage today. Drugs have numerous negative consequences that can result from an addiction, but some can have positive effects when used appropriately and under the care of a healthcare professional. The War on Drugs is a government-led initiative aimed at stopping illegal drug use, distribution, and trade by issuing increased prison sentences for drug-related offenses, and it increased federal funding for drug-control agencies and treatment efforts. Instead, it has resulted in a disproportionate amount of incarcerations of minorities.
