DRUG ABUSE Assignment 1 
DRUG ABUSE
Trisha Roopchand -- 300602934
Khushnuma Patel -- 300683692
Bernadett Porkolab -- 300662466
Clifford Borland – 300561807
GNED 500 – 074
CARA NAIMAN
MARCH 27, 2013
Introduction
Definition of drug abuse: the use of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; amphetamines; cocaine; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzodiazepines, ketamine; and anabolic steroids. Drug abuse may lead to organ damage, addiction, and disturbed patterns of behaviour. Some illicit drugs, such as heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide, and phencyclidine hydrochloride, have no recognized therapeutic effect in humans. Use of these drugs often incurs criminal penalty in addition to the potential for physical, social, and psychologic harm” (The Free Dictionary, 2013). According to the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System, “over 80 percent of high school students have used alcohol; over 40 percent have used marijuana; 16 percent have used cocaine, crack, or freebase; and over 20 percent have sniffed or inhaled intoxication substances” (Encyclopedia of Special Education, 2007).
Before this assignment, we knew that drug abuse was a problem but we never took the time to realize who is affected. After the assignment, we noticed that everyone in a society is affected, whether directly or indirectly. Even if you don’t know anyone personally that is affected by drug abuse, it is often a problem carried on for generations. We chose to do the basic critical thinking/questioning approach for our social analysis approach. We chose to use this approach because of the questions and answers. It was also a way for all of us to see the problems of drug abuse and how everyone is affected.
Social Analysis
What is the social problem?
The social problem is drug abuse and addiction in a society and its harmful consequences to the people involved.
Who defines it?
Drug abuse is a social problem defined by anyone in a society. Drugs affect addicts,
Trisha Roopchand -- 300602934
Khushnuma Patel -- 300683692
Bernadett Porkolab -- 300662466
Clifford Borland – 300561807
GNED 500 – 074
CARA NAIMAN
MARCH 27, 2013
Introduction
Definition of drug abuse: the use of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; amphetamines; cocaine; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzodiazepines, ketamine; and anabolic steroids. Drug abuse may lead to organ damage, addiction, and disturbed patterns of behaviour. Some illicit drugs, such as heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide, and phencyclidine hydrochloride, have no recognized therapeutic effect in humans. Use of these drugs often incurs criminal penalty in addition to the potential for physical, social, and psychologic harm” (The Free Dictionary, 2013). According to the Youth Risk Behaviour Surveillance System, “over 80 percent of high school students have used alcohol; over 40 percent have used marijuana; 16 percent have used cocaine, crack, or freebase; and over 20 percent have sniffed or inhaled intoxication substances” (Encyclopedia of Special Education, 2007).
Before this assignment, we knew that drug abuse was a problem but we never took the time to realize who is affected. After the assignment, we noticed that everyone in a society is affected, whether directly or indirectly. Even if you don’t know anyone personally that is affected by drug abuse, it is often a problem carried on for generations. We chose to do the basic critical thinking/questioning approach for our social analysis approach. We chose to use this approach because of the questions and answers. It was also a way for all of us to see the problems of drug abuse and how everyone is affected.
Social Analysis
What is the social problem?
The social problem is drug abuse and addiction in a society and its harmful consequences to the people involved.
Who defines it?
Drug abuse is a social problem defined by anyone in a society. Drugs affect addicts,
References: Communities Matter - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved from https://www.unodc.org/drugs/en/communities/communities-matter.html Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ DRUG ABUSE. (2007). In Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/wileyse/drug_abuse Drug Abuse. (2001). In World of Sociology, Gale. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/worldsocs/drug_abuse