...plan that includes personal retirement accounts?” As you develop a research question, remember that you need to research sources to support your topic. Do not pick a one-sided question that will limit your research. Instead, develop a research question that lends itself to further exploration and debate—a question you genuinely want to know the answer to. Try to pick a research question that is neither too broad (covering too much) or too narrow (covering too little). It should be broad enough to be discussed in a short research paper. Part 1: Complete the Research Plan |What is your general topic or area of interest? |My general topic of interest is Drugs. I raise a child that was born | | |addicted, and feel this topic will be very helpful and insightful in | | |helping me raise this child properly. | | | | | | | |What is it about your general topic that interests you?...
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...Drugs and the effects they have on people and their loved ones around them. Melissa Strausser University of Phoenix Composition Class Olivia Miller January 19, 2014 . Whether from street drugs or prescription medications people become addicted because they feel drugs will help them deal with the problems they are facing in their lives. When it comes to the topic of drugs it is something that everyone faces, they range from the prescribed drugs people need to stay alive, to the street drugs people get themselves addicted to. Individuals all take the chance of addiction when prescribed medicine from the doctor for something that has happened. Individuals all need to go, but when it comes to taking the medicine that is given people are taking the step they never wish to go through the chance of becoming addicted. Many people ask themselves what the attraction is to the people who get themselves addicted to drugs is? A lot of people have done research to try and figure out what causes people to become addicted to drugs. Most people doing the research have failed in finding any true research to what causes people to become addicted to drugs. There are some drugs that people need to take, but the effects of other drugs is something people do not think about. There are people who are pregnant and do not realize that they are not only harming themselves but their newborn child. The problems that could happen are Alcoholic Fetal Syndrome (AFS). This is where the child is already...
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...CRACK Should women addicted to crack be able to have children? Barbara Harris says no. Harris has adopted four children from a drug addict. She has also founded CRACK (Children Requiring A Caring Kommunity) a non-profit organization that offers $200 in cash to addicts who agree to be sterilized or undergo long-term contraception like Norplant, which is surgically imbedded under the skin. In this essay I will be discussing what the ethical dilemma is, who the stakeholders are in this ethical dilemma, analyzing the problem by reference to the categorical imperative, analyzing the problem from a Kantian and utilitarian standpoint and giving my overall opinion of this matter. As I understand it the ethical dilemma here is the procedure in itself. Some are saying that the women are doing it for the money to buy more drugs. Also, saying that it takes away women rights to reproduce. Physicians and attorneys are saying that the women are in no condition to consent to being sterilized. They say that because these women are mentally ill and poor they are not capable of making their own decisions. But Barbara Harris from her own experiences says that women addicted to crack do not need to have babies. These women are bringing babies into the world addicted to crack. She tells of a story of how she adopted four children from a crack addicted woman. One of the children would wake up screaming in the middle of the night. She says it looked like his eyes were about to pop out of his head...
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...Two parents were arrested after allegedly giving Suboxone to their hours old daughter to mask the fact she was born addicted to drugs. The investigation into the Elk Ridge, Utah parents began at the end of June for a theft call at a Walmart. Employees told deputies that a man, carrying a baby in a car seat, returned stolen items at Walmart. As the man, 29-year-old Colby Glen Wilde, walked out of the store, loss prevention employees approached him. Police said this led to Wilde running toward the exit, dropping the car seat and his daughter while trying to get outside. The car seat rolled several times. He then picked it up, running toward a different door, with the car seat hitting a pillar, said police. He then dropped the car seat again....
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...woman becomes pregnant, it is very important for her to lead a healthy life to eat plenty of nourishing food, get plenty of rest, and exercise regularly. It is also vital that she avoid anything that might harm her or her baby-to-be. For a pregnant woman, drug abuse is doubly dangerous. According to (daily news, 2010) one hundred babies are born with drug withdrawal symptoms every month. Some drugs can directly impair prenatal development, most of the body organs and systems of the baby-to-be are formed within the first ten weeks or so of pregnancy during this stage. After about the tenth week, the fetus should grow rapidly in weight and size. At this stage, certain drugs may damage organs that are still developing, such as the eyes, as well as the nervous system. Continuing drug use also increases the risk of miscarriage and premature delivery. But the greatest danger drugs pose at this stage is their potential to interfere with normal growth “low-birth weight babies require special care and run a much higher risk of severe health problems or even death”. (Murphy, 1998) The cases of women who are charged and convicted of child abuse even before they are born reflect an interesting intersection between the conservative War on Drugs and the conservative effort to restrict reproductive freedoms. In the case of Whitner vs. South Carolina; the court found that the state’s statute includes a fetus within its definition of “child” and ruled that the “state was not violating Whitner’s Constitutional...
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...Running head: DRUG ADDICTION AND PREGNANCY1 Drug Addiction and Pregnancy University of South Florida September 15, 2012 Drug Addiction and Pregnancy After reading about various topics regarding drug addiction, it wasn’t easy to narrow down this topic. Drug addiction and pregnancy was the topic found to be most interesting. Estimates based on court documents, news accounts, and data collected by attorneys representing pregnant women indicate that at least 200 women in more than thirty states have been arrested and criminally charged for their alleged drug use or other actions during pregnancy (Moore, 2010). Should pregnant women struggling with drug addiction be criminally prosecuted? This is a controversial subject that arguments from both sides presented valid points. There were articles found to support women with their addictions as well as others that were for prosecuting these individuals. Proponents of incarcerating pregnant women that use drugs believe that they are promoting fetal health and protecting children (Bradley, 2011). Some believe that if a pregnant woman knows she will be prosecuted for delivering a drug addicted baby, they may seek help to avoid having her child taken away from her (Szazbo, 2012). The problem with this idea is that if the women would like to have treatment, the facilities to accommodate them do not exist. This is a problem that has been identified as needing to be corrected, but the resources are not available...
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...Creating a Social Program HSM 240 2012 Creating a Social Program Drugs Intervention & Prevention Program The mission is to provide service to all clients seeking relief from drugs and related addictions. We will provide the best care at the least amount of cost to our clients. The caring staff is here to help the client re-enter society free from drug dependency. Drugs Intervention & Prevention program Introduction Drugs have been around for thousands of years. Humans always search for ways to make themselves feel better. The problem with wanting to feel better is this is costing people their lives. Addiction to drug is one of the most serious social problems that exist today. People are abusing illegal drugs and prescription medication, they are overdosing on both. Drugs are dangerous, although taken as prescribed they can produce exceptional results in curing diseases. The inefficiency and deficiency of drug prevention programs has resulted in wide spread involvement in drug use. The problem has gotten so bad that the United States have declared war on drugs. According to the former President he stated the drug problem in the United States is (public enemy number one Nixon, 1971). The Drugs Intervention & Prevention Program will assess the problems leading to drug dependency. This organization will provide various levels of prevention and intervention methods through individual and family counseling. This facility will provide...
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...Pregnant Women Should Be Prosecuted For Doing Drugs Birth Defects that occur because of street drugs being used during pregnancy is increasing every year. The most common drugs used by pregnant women are cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, which are easy bought and sold around the world. Some cases infants have even passed away or had birth defects such as growth defects, bad lungs, feeding problems, and may have an addiction problem. Tennessee is the only state to have a law prosecuting women who do drugs while pregnant, but noone has really tried to resolve this problem or for the numbers to decrease. Women are abusing infants before they are even born, abuse is a crime , and women should be charged ( Drug use and Pregnancy). During pregnancy at least 1 in every 20 pregnant women does street drugs during their pregnancy. Cocaine can increase the risk of miscarriage or cause placental abruptions, preterm birth and fetal death can occur , or the baby could be born with a smaller head and have growth restrictions. Injecting heroin can cause the baby to have an addiction to heroin, low blood sugar, internal bleeding, and death. Smoking marijuana could make the levels of carbon monoxide ride and increase the chance of low birth weight ( American...
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...Brindisi Logsdon English 101 29 February 2016 Effects of Drug Abuse Imagine you were so dependent on something that if it were ever taken away from you, you would feel like you couldn't live anymore. This is what having a drug addiction is like. Drug addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the drug addict and those around them. Although it is true that for most people the initial decision to take drugs is voluntary, over time the changes in the brain caused by repeated drug abuse could affect a person's self-control and ability to make sound decisions, and at the same time create an intense impulse to take drugs. However what people don't realize is the effects this can have on not only their own life, but on those around them as well. Addiction affects the individual, physical and mental health. It affects the individual financially and economically. Most importantly, drug addiction affects the people the addict cares about most. According to the gateway foundation, more deaths, illnesses and disabilities stem from substance abuse than from any other preventable health condition. Today, one in four deaths is attributable to illicit drug use. Drugs hijack the “reward” system of the brain. This can cause unusually large amounts of dopamine to flood the system. This flood of dopamine is what causes the “high” associated with drug abuse. The problem with this however, is that when one is sober...
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...Drug abuse is on the rise in our nation today. No one factor can predict if a person will become addicted to drugs or not. A combination of factors influence the risk for addiction. The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance that taking drugs can lead to an addiction. Preventing drug use, treating the addictions, and fighting drug-related crimes need to be one of our top priorities in public education. There has been a major increase in drug overdose in several countries worldwide over the past decade. There are a variety of drugs. The ones people are most likely to try are: cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, magic mushrooms (shrooms), solvents (aerosols, gases and glues), minor tranquillisers (not prescribed), heroin, and crack cocaine. Over one hundred people are dying daily due to drug overdose provided by painkillers, heroin, and other narcotics. The most common drug today causing death by overdosing is heroin. From 2000-2013, death rates from heroin overdose had nearly quadrupled worldwide. Youths under the age of twenty-five are the most common age for drug abuse/ overdose. Kids fall into peer pressure more than adults do. Most drug users get addicted in their earlier years, in fact in high school. Only 30% of people using drugs return to a normal life after seeking help, meanwhile the other 70% is...
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...Today’s society has a lot of unanswered questions when the topic of drugs and addiction comes up. One question that often leaves many lost or confused with little reasoning or not adequately addressed is, what causes substance use disorder and why? Substance use disorder, also known, as addiction is an actual disorder when an individual has the inability to stop using a substance. There are many reasons to why one will experiment with drugs. Whether it ‘s for the thrill of peer pressure, to overcome ones fears and become more social, or being born addicted to a substance. Automatically you put yourself at risk, along with your family and friends. All it takes is one time for someone to become addicted. Some are introduced to a substance and their neuron receptors, desiring the feeling and instantly wanting to repeat the act. For others the introduction could be nothing more then an experiment. The individual that becomes addicted will struggle to avoid using the drug again. Every individual is different, how one reacts to a substance may differ from person to person. Overall the individual brain reacts to the drug. There has been some studies conducted that drug addiction is caused by existing conditions, for example one that has struggled with crime, illness, and unhappiness are easily influenced. Initially ones reasoning to take a drug is to benefit from it, intended to bring relief often causing the individual to crave the substance more and more. Overall there are many...
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...substance abuse during pregnancy. The Effects of Substance Abuse on Unborn Babies In today's society, people are talking about babies being born addicted to drugs, and how a mother could harm her unborn child. Substance abuse during pregnancy can have devastating and lasting effects on unborn babies. Drug addiction is a very serious condition that requires more research. We are still learning the effects of substance abuse. Doctors and nurses should not judge these women, but should instead give them the best prenatal care that can be provided. We need to see what harm and side effects substance abuse has on the mother and baby so that we can be able to better understand how to treat the both of them during pregnancy and after birth. Tobacco is sometimes called the lessor of all evils, but “there are over four thousand chemicals” (Johnson, 2012), including nicotine and carbon monoxide. These are the two most dangerous chemicals. Smoking during pregnancy affects the mother and baby’s health before, during, and after the baby is born. The nicotine (the addictive substance in tobacco), carbon monoxide, and numerous other poisons inhaled are carried through the bloodstream directly to the baby. This will decrease the vital oxygen flow to the baby, and will reduce the ability of the lungs to absorb oxygen (American Council for Drug Education, 1999). The risk of ectopic pregnancy, vaginal bleeding, and still birth is increased when the mother uses tobacco. After birth, decreased...
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...Drug use takes a tremendous toll on not just the user but all of those around them. Directly or indirectly, the effects of substance abuse affect families, places of employment and even society as a whole. But what makes the epidemic in the United States even worse than it already is, is how our current culture encourages the use of these substances in our daily lives. From children using steroids to become better at sports, puffing marijuana to fit in, or cocaine to stay awake during college midterms, ectacy to increase pleasure, or even medicinal opiates for adults to be able to sleep at night; we must ask ourselves, where will it all stop? We are a species that is easily addicted to what we are exposed to, and when we are denied what we desire we almost revert back to our savage nature. From the early 70’s drugs were used as an escape from war and the hippies were born. But these were not peaceful times for those addicted to the vices of drugs. Prostitution, theft, and rape were a common part of their destructive life styles and were usually hidden from public knowledge. This was the same for the days of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll; where music masked the dark life styles for those involved and those who suffered. Over the years law enforcement has stepped up and placed great enfaces on the fight against illegal drug use. And all in all they have done an extremely good job at cleaning up the ‘American Made’ illegal substances. But what is made in the garages of America...
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...even more defined in cases of substance abuse by pregnant women, including legal addictive substances such as nicotine and alcohol. This issue has been pushed to the forefront of the public consciousness over the course of the past 30 years. Murphy and Rosenbaum 1999, describe maternal prenatal substance abuse as “chronic use of alcohol and/or other drugs by pregnant women”. It is my belief that the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illegal drugs during pregnancy is still child endangerment .All these tetatogen’s can kill your baby or cause serious problems for them with the development of cognitive, physical, social, and emotional abilities. It is unfair to the child to have no control over what has caused them problems with development as a result of their mother’s teratogen use; therefore there should be consequences as a result of their harmful decisions. It is understood that a women has the right to do with her body what she wants and that some that are pregnant: drink, smoke, or use illegal drugs with no signs of birth defects apparent in the born fetus. In addition, I do have compassion for those addicted to drugs that may require...
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...Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a group of complications that occur when a newborn is exposed to addictive drugs while in the mother’s womb. NAS is an increasing problem in the United States that many people are unaware of with a rise of 4.4% in 2013. It is important to understand that NAS not only affects the infant, but it affects the mother as well. Both the infant and mother can develop a wide range of symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Some of these symptoms include neurological, gastrointestinal, and autonomic disorders. Early identification of symptoms is vital to ensure that both the infant and mother receives the best care possible. Another important thing to recognize about NAS is the American...
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