Essays on Drugs

“One in eight American adults is an alcoholic,” states a study published in JAMA Psychiatry in 2017, which is approximately 12.7% of the population. Furthermore, SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) estimated that 8.4% (20.2 million adults) had a substance use disorder in 2014. Drugs and alcohol can be used to initiate or…

Drugs that athletes use including marijuana are not used to help improve athletics but to help them after they have performed and help cool their body’s down. These drugs lead to dependency issues or other health problems that may occur. Performance drugs are bad and harmful substances hat can improve your sports athleticism but is…

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of a controlled substance is a drug that requires permission from a doctor to use. The legal definition of a controlled substance is a substance (such as a drug) whose use and possession is regulated by law. October 27, 1970 President Richard Nixon, signed the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) into…

The use of prescription drugs have been increasing since the 1960s and older the people get the more likely they are going to need them. More Americans use prescription drugs than those that use cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined. That puts prescriptions second only behind marijuana when it comes to drug use. We use prescription…

Illicit drug and substance use among college students has always been an issue for colleges. From drinking alcohol to the use of marijuana, these drugs are causing behavioral and learning problems for students. There are many reasons for a college student to use illicit drugs. However, the two main common reasons are due to behavioral…

The United States trumps all other nations in general opioid levels, consuming 99% of the global supply of hydrocodone, 81% of all oxycodone, and 60% of hydromorphone (Lyapustina & Alexander, 2015, para. 6). In the US, over 130 people die each day as a result of opioid overdose (National Institute, 2019, para. 2). Perhaps, then,…

Both vapes and Cigarettes have a lot of different things in them but most people don’t know what they are. They all can have different effects on your body as well. Cigarettes have more than 4,000 chemicals inside of every single one. Vapes have even more than that coming out to more than 7,000 different…

Marijuana is a commonly abused drug that is illegal in the USA. Most people that will abuse marijuana, normally they don’t know what marijuana can do to their body. Abusing Marijuana can cause trouble with your thinking, learning, problem-solving and have memory problems. You can take medicine to help calm your symptoms of withdrawal. You…

History has shown there are many documented uses for drugs in the class of stimulants and narcotics. Stimulants are available over the counter and with a prescription. Use of the medications range from pleasure to necessity for uncontrollable pain. With any type of drug, there is always the potential for a person to become addicted….

It’s almost impossible to get through a day without seeing advertisements for one prescription drug or another. From Crohn’s Disease to chronic joint pain, ads for these drugs are everywhere. Despite our first amendment right of free speech, prescription drugs should not be advertised to consumers because money is prioritized over consumer health, the power…