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Why have the rates of heroin use increased in Indiana and how has the nature of crime changed as a result of drug use in Indiana?
The use of heroin has increased for a litany of reasons. As the video indicates, the pharmaceutical companies have created drugs that are so effective, that they often create a culture of dependance. These drugs, which are designed to cure certain elements often lead to addictions due to their overall potency. Likewise, cultural issues related to drugs have also caused a increase in usage of heroin in Indiana. Historically, the state has suffered for a long and protracted issue related to drugs. In response the state has increased oversight and supervision of drug related offenses in the states. This has caused the larger and more pronounced issues related to methamphetamines to decline over time. To replace it, heroin started to increase in usage, according to the video. As a result, the nature of crime has changed within Indiana...
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According to the documentary, what are the social costs of drug abuse as covered in your textbook?
The social costs, as indicated in the video are related to future generation of potential addiction. As the video indicated, children are much more likely to become addicted if their mother was using the drug during their pregnancy. The video also illustrated how healthcare practitioners must continue to provide the drug to the child soon after birth as they are experiencing withdrawal symptoms. The social costs relate to increase healthcare treatment for individual who are often uninsured. It also creates cost issues related to heroin addicts who give birth and leave the facility shortly after, leaving the child with no…
References
1. American Association of Community Psychiatrists. LOCUS—Level of Care Utilization System, Psychiatric and Addiction Services. Adult Version. 2000a. www?.wpic.pitt.edu/aacp/finds/LOCUS2000?.pdf[Accessed January 25, 2002]
2. American Society of Addiction Medicine. Principles of Addiction Medicine, 3d ed. Graham, A.W., Schultz, T.K., Mayo-Smith, M.F., Ries, R.K., and Wilford, B.B., eds. Chevy Chase, MD: American Society of Addiction Medicine, 2003.
First and foremost is the recurrence of addiction with which Ms. Stone has struggled her entire life. This reflects the powerful dependency which is a distinct feature of heroin as is this compares to other substances. Indeed, Ms. Stone makes explicit mention of the intense physical and emotional rigors of withdrawal that are associated with detoxification. The number of times that Ms. Stone has engaged in detox and relapsed
Although there is a broad range of treatment options for heroin addiction, including medications and behavioral therapies, research indicates that when medication treatment is integrated with other supportive services, the addict is more often able to recover and return to a stable and productive lifestyle (NIDA). In 1997, a panel of national experts concluded that opiate drug addictions are diseases of the brain and medical disorders that can be treated
According to NIDA: A range of treatments exist for heroin addiction, including medications and behavioral therapies. Science has taught us that when medication treatment is combined with other supportive services, patients are often able to stop using heroin (or other opiates) and return to stable and productive lives. (NIDA, August 2009, p. 2) Drug treatment options are used often in combination with traditional cognitive behavioral and social behavioral therapies
Heroin Addiction The drug known as heroin is a form of morphine, derived from poppy seeds. It is very easy to become addicted to heroin because of the euphoric feeling that it creates in the person who uses the drug. Morphine and its derivative heroin is a downer, this is the slang term for a depressant. It "affects the brain's pleasure systems and interferes with the brain's ability to perceive pain"
Medication for heroin addiction includes Methadone, LAAM, Naloxone, Naltrexone, and Buprenorphine. Of these, methadone is the most widely used. Methadone is a legal drug that can only be obtained with a doctor's prescription. It allows the heroin addict to function normally, but its disadvantage comes with its being addicting as well (Simpson, 1997). In a study by Blanken, Hendriks, Koeter, van Ree, & van den Brink (2005), they found
Heroin Abuse and Addiction A drug can be any substance, which can modify the functions of every living organism that consumes it. In medical terms, drugs provide instant but temporary relief from several unhealthy symptoms. Drugs such as Heroin produce many unwanted side effects. They are extremely toxic and can lead to a very unhealthy dependency that has behavioral and physiological roots, both. Heroin has lasting health consequences; it can