Drug-Abuse for Caitlin Connections Portfolio by Caitlin Waughtel https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv en-us 2017-01-24 21:14:43 UTC 2024-04-13 10:41:58 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Drug Abuse and one it's often causes? cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/149181474 2017-01-24 21:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/149181474 One often cause of drug abuse: Mental Illness (Self-Medicating of) cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/149182059 2017-01-24 21:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/149182059 Fahrenheit 451 cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/149470619 In "Fahrenheit 451"  (the book) it is mentioned that many people overdose with sleeping pills every night.  Mildred, Montag's wife  overdoses on her sleeping pills and we can estimate from the text that she(like many others in the society) suffers from depression, but tryies so hard to do her job and be happy with her T.V. family in the walls like everybody else(and thats why she takes the pills:because somewhere in the back of her mind she knows she's unhappy and needs to forget her sadness). The author, Ray Bradbury, hints at this by using words and phrases such as, "Hell! We get these (overdose) cases nine or ten a night.  Got so many, starting a few years ago, we had the special machines built." This tells us that not only Mildred but many others also are attempting suicide every night. The way they say it is as if it is a joke or no big deal, when to us as a modern society, would take this much more seriously. We would probably make the person who attempted suicide start therapy and go through a long process to help them stop feeling the way they do.]]> 2017-01-25 21:18:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/149470619 Self-Medicating for Mental Illness cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/152307444 According to kidshealth.org, "Someone may use illegal drugs for many reasons, but often because they help the person escape from reality for a while. A drug might — temporarily — make someone who is sad or upset feel better or forget about problems. But this escape lasts only until the drug wears off."   This is proof that depression (a mental illness is often a cause of drug abuse in not only teens, but adults also. This is a reliable source because all of the articles are reviewed by certified doctors. A doctor reviewed this article in January of 2014. Another reason they are reliable is they update the articles yearly, and are owned by the Nemours Foundation.]]> 2017-02-07 21:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/152307444 Works Sited (Bibliography) cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/154461771 "What You Need to Know About Drugs." KidsHealth. The Nemours Foundation, 1995. Web. 07 Feb. 2017.

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury. New York: Spark, 2014. Print.

"Drug Use and Mental Health Problems Often Happen Together." Easy to Read Drug Facts. National Institute on Drug Abuse, 19 Jan. 2017. Web. 28 Feb. 2017.

Asher, Jay. Th1rteen R3asons Why: A Novel. New York: Razorbill, 2016. Print.]]> 2017-02-16 20:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/154461771 Does self-medicating improve worsen one's mental state? cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/155603614 2017-02-22 21:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/155603614 Overall, worsen cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/155603984 While we know that self medicating for mental illness can help someone feel better even though it wears off with time, it worsens one's mental state. Self-medicating, leads to drug addiction. Addiction can and will affect your everyday life (mood and behavior) and therefore is a mental illness. So, through self-medication with drugs you while it temporarily fixes the problem, you will essentially gain yet another mental illness in the process. Drugabuse.gov says that, "A drug problem can make a mental health problem worse. And a mental health problem can make a drug problem worse."]]> 2017-02-22 21:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/155603984 Drug Abuse: cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156571864 the habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs]]> 2017-02-27 21:21:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156571864 Mental illness: cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156572474 Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions — disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior.]]> 2017-02-27 21:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156572474 Self Medication: cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156572884 Self-medication is a human behavior in which an individual uses a substance or any exogenous influence to self-administer treatment for physical or psychological ailments.]]> 2017-02-27 21:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156572884 Evidence of Self Medication for mental illness: cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156573072 2017-02-27 21:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156573072 Statistics: cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156574368 According to, drugabuse.gov, "More than half of people with a drug problem have a mental health problem...And people with mental health problems like these are twice as likely to also have drug problems. This is partly because drug abuse and mental health problems affect the same parts of the brain."]]> 2017-02-27 21:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156574368 Not everyone with a mental illness uses drugs. cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156866146 Sometimes, people with mental illness seek help. They see a psychologist or psychiatrist. When someone with a mental illness doesn't get help it often ends badly. For example, in the book, "Thirteen Reasons Why", Hannah Baker developed depression over time. She committed suicide because she felt that was the best thing to do. Not everyone with a mental illness will go to drugs or suicide, but when they don't get help it often can happen.]]> 2017-02-28 20:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156866146 Does Everyone with a mental illness go to drugs? cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156868873 2017-02-28 21:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156868873 More Statistics cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156875407 2017-02-28 21:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/156875407 Dance about mental illness and drug abuse cwaughte https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/157174217 (this was supposed to be a duet but I had to do it as a solo for injury reasons) (I was also tired and in pain and have no music for royalty purposes)]]> 2017-03-01 20:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cwaughte/d8jwuf7sgtuv/wish/157174217