Drug Addictions by https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg English 10 Research en-us 2019-01-18 15:30:05 UTC 2019-02-18 15:18:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/322167471 2019-01-18 15:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/322167471 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/322168696 2019-01-18 15:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/322168696 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323489578 2019-01-23 15:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323489578 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323490809 2019-01-23 15:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323490809 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323492482 2019-01-23 15:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323492482 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323496382 2019-01-23 15:28:12 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323496382 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323502443 2019-01-23 15:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/323502443 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324312808 2019-01-25 13:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324312808 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324313455 2019-01-25 13:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324313455 hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324313721 2019-01-25 14:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324313721 Drug Addiction and Facts hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324379998 My thoughts: I think that the author did a very good job by using statistics of the ages of drug users so I can see what the ages of the people who do drugs are. I am also curious to how cocaine is used by around 16% of people aged 26 and over even though cocaine doesn't seem that popular in the US.

Direct Quotes: The Michaels House website says, "Drug addiction has reached epidemic levels across the globe withapproximately 247 million drug users worldwide. In America, the problem is no better as over 10  percent of individuals 12 years of age and over have used an illicit drug in the past month in the United States. As a matter of fact, nearly 21 million Americans ages 12 and older had a substance use problem in 2015."]]> 2019-01-25 16:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324379998 Understanding Drug Use and Addiction hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324381351 My thoughts: I think that this website does a very good job on explaining on what drug addiction is. I am also curious to why and how environmental factors can affect the development of drug addiction and other forms of addiction.

Direct Quotes: The Drug Abuse website says, "Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will."]]> 2019-01-25 16:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324381351 Facts About Drugs-Facing Addiction hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324382074 My thoughts: I think that the author did a very good job at telling the affects of doing drugs and how the addiction to it can hurt you and your life. I am also curious to how addiction cost the US $190 billion annually.

Direct Quotes: Author Lazlo says, "The consequences of substance use disorder are severe, chronic, and sometimes untreatable.
  • HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C 
  • Medical complications and recurring health issues 
  • Compromised fetal health, for women who use during pregnancy
  • Death due to overdose"
]]> 2019-01-25 16:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324382074 What's the Solution to Addiction? hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324382643 My thoughts: I think that the author does a very good job at showing some of the solutions to helping your family and loved ones with addiction. I am also curious to how drug residues can be stored in fatty tissue and can keep a person feeling the effects even though they aren't taking the drug anymore.

Direct Quotes: Author Jason Good says, "With so many modalities offering a solution to addiction, how is family to choose the one that will give their loved one the best chance of long-term success?... Handle the Physical Addiction First... Life Skills... Intensive One-On-One Counseling."
]]> 2019-01-25 16:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324382643 A Solution to Struggling with Addiction hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324382965 My thoughts: I think that the author does a very good job at showing the places of where people can get help with addiction if they need it. I am also curious about how the drug traffickers that bring in these drugs don't get caught or even searched when they come into the US.

Direct Quotes: The Narconon website says, "Addiction is a terrible lifestyle. Addicts become trapped by their cravings and can be led into a life of crime and violence... Narconon Freedom Center... The Narconon Program Helps to Save Addicted Lives..."]]> 2019-01-25 16:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324382965 Drug Abuse Solutions | Narconon Louisiana hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383163 My thoughts: I think this website does a very good job at showing why these rehabilitation centers are very successful and good. I am also curious to how the rehabilitation center that this website talks about can control the addictions of the people they help without giving them replacement drugs.

Direct Quotes: The Narconon website says, "The Narconon New Life Retreat drug rehab program offers drug addiction treatment with services which help make your stay at our facility comfortable and provides a therapeutic environment to help your recovery process... What Makes our Narconon Drug Rehab Center so Successful?... Drug Addiction Rehab And Treatment Success... Our Drug Rehab Facility."]]> 2019-01-25 16:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383163 Drug Abuse Solutions hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383602 My thoughts: I think that the website does a very good job at telling and showing the solutions to addiction. I am also curious to how the author thinks that parents can be the ones to prevent the addictions. The children could just be with the wrong group of people.

Direct Quotes: The ADDvisor website says, "Prevention: parents can prevent drug abuse! Parents are the best protection youngsters can have against drug abuse. Prevention is the process, which builds into children a resistance to abusing drugs, so that drug use never begins...
1. Love and affectionate as the child grows.
2. Consistent and fair discipline.
3. Open channels of communication for thoughts and feelings.
4. Opportunities for successful experiences at home and in school.
5. A stable family atmosphere (family time together, family rituals).
6. Tolerance of the child's mistakes (no put-downs).
7. Models of strong, thoughtful and feeling adults.
8. Accurate information about the problems of growing up today (sexuality, drugs, crime, etc.)"]]> 2019-01-25 16:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383602 What Are Some Solutions to Drug Abuse hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383803 My thoughts: I like how this website deals with both the problems and solutions to drug addiction. I am also curious to how the drug addicted people go to rehabilitation centers. Like if they are forced by their families or if they go on their free will.

Direct Quotes: The Livestrong website says, "Drug abuse occurs when people being using drugs for one reason or another and their use develops into an intense desire and need for the substance. This need and desire outweighs the person’s need for need for success in his relationship, career or academics... Intervene in Media... Know Risk Factors... Treatment]]> 2019-01-25 16:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383803 10 Facts About Drugs & Their Impact hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383970 My thoughts: I think that this article does a very good job at explaining the hard facts about drugs and how addicting they can be. I am also very curious to why most deaths related to ecstasy and MDMA aren't considered overdoses even though they are dying from using the drug in too large of amounts.

Direct Quotes: The Volken Academy says, "Methamphetamines are 3x stronger than cocaine... Cocaine is the 7th most popular drug in the world after alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, caffeinated energy drinks, MDMA & Shisha Tobacco... More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S. due to their mothers’ use of the drug during pregnancy... The National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that nearly one-fourth of people who try heroin will become addicted... Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined... 15.7 years old is the average age where drug use begins for Canadians... Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin... And, with Fentanyl, just a quarter of a milligram (.25 milligrams) can kill you... The danger of fentanyl isn’t just to users – It can be a threat to anyone who knowingly or unknowingly come into contact with it... Most deaths attributed to Ecstasy and MDMA aren’t considered overdoses..."]]> 2019-01-25 16:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324383970 Addiction | Psychology Today hgibbs02 https://padlet.com/hgibbs02/g0ueqzzm68jg/wish/324399080 My thoughts: I think that this website does a very good job at explaining the causes of addiction. I am also curious to how genes can affect the development of addiction within a person

Direct Quotes: The Psychology Today website says, "Among the factors that contribute to risk are these: 
Biological factors
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Psychological Factors
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Environmental Factors
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