This case involves the suspect being arrested for H&S 11377(a)-Possession of Methamphetamine, H&S 11364(a)-Possession of drug paraphernalia and PC 148(a)(1)-Resisting/Delaying a Peace Officer.…
On March 4th, 2016, several students were taken into custody for the possession of “$100,000 worth of [MDMA] the notorious club drug.” “Police said more than 4.1 pounds, or 5,000 tablets of MDMA with a street value of $100,000 was seized” (Albarazi). In the article, UC Santa Cruz MDMA Ring Busted; Sorority, Fraternity Members Jailed, Hannah Albarazi talks about the case of an MDMA drug bust that occurred on the campus of UC Santa Cruz. The author talks about the case by explaining the event, by describing the drug itself, and by identifying the suspects. Although the Asian race is depicted as the “model minority,” not all Asian individuals are represented as such.…
To kick off this visualization, the first thing that really stood out and made me really think about what I was reading was when the main character Kristina or Bree snorted a line of meth with her father and her boyfriend. Let me just pause here to let you think about that. This father just watched and also joined her daughter do one of the most addictive drugs known to man. To me, he must have no esteem…
Throughout the entire movie, violence and action are depicted in some shape or form. This is also intensified with the use of camera angle, setting, and special effects. There are also many themes that surround the film, which propel the plot further, such as betrayal and trust. Moreover, the story consists of a group of criminals who are on a job to rob diamonds, however when cops arrive at the location, this causes accusations to run rampant.…
Nic Sheff was 18 and collage bound when he discovered crystal meth. At first his father had no idea. Then came a call from his school, the late nights, the lying, the ghoulish pallor and the wasting away. David’s life became an eternity of waiting, for the phone to ring, the door to open, or for any sign that his Nic was safe. His fears were less dreadful than his son’s reality; begging, dealing, and promiscuous sex whatever it took to dim the pain. The feeling of emptiness that had terrorized him at least since his parents’ divorce when he was a child.…
Fear, drink driving, family relationships, friendship, conflict, grief and loss are all important themes of this book. Choose two themes and describe/discuss how they are portrayed in the book. (We will work through an example answer in class)…
Drugs can often cause a distortion in the addicts reality. For aging former child star, Norma Desmond, the need for recognition led to distortion within her own reality. Norma lives in the past, and feeds off what she was, as well as what she believes she is destined to become. For Norma, the only entertainment she gets, comes…
This script focuses on Jack Kerouac’s life struggle and journey with drug addiction and his decision to detox with a self-impose exile in an isolated cabin.…
By examining how the characters describe their feelings while on drugs, one can pinpoint areas of insecurities and conclude how they feel while sober. For instance, the group “luxuriated,” which is a word typically associated with being on vacation or in a stress-free environment. Drugs are the temporary escape from reality. As mentioned earlier, the characters are chasing after an unattainable American Dream which is, in general, wanting to feel content with their life. Through drugs, they are able to fill this void and achieve “a feeling of deep and all pervading satisfaction.” The words “deep” and “pervading” both put emphasis on how fulfilling the satisfaction is. It goes deep within their core and flows through every inch of their body. Also, the narrator uses hyperbole when he describes how the characters feel “all pervading” and “absolutely knowing.” These exaggerated…
The addicts that are documented in this series, all have a powerful story that has driven them to their addictions. Dealing with some of their past experiences through drugs and alcohol is the way they escape the problems they face every day.…
Recreational drug abuse is becoming a huge problem in our society, and the parallels drawn within Brave New World act uncannily well as a foresight into the future, if drug abuse becomes the norm. In Brave New World, the people use the drug soma as an escape. Soma acts as the perfect drug--giving a perfect high, or holiday, with no real repercussions or hangovers. Characters within the book use soma to escape their negative emotions. As humans, we need to experience bad things in order to feel better. As a certain character, Linda, John the Savage’s mother, consumes obscene amounts of soma to satiate her addiction. She lies in bed, completely useless and unable to even control herself. Over time, she has to keep taking soma to get a similar holiday, until “Linda stirred uneasily, opened her eyes for a moment, looked vaguely around, and then once more dropped off to sleep. ‘Popé’, she murmured, and closed her eyes… ‘But Linda! … don’t you know me?’”(203-204) This exchange between Linda and John shows the pain that drug abusers push onto their family. They don’t get rid of their negative emotions--they push them onto close friends and family. John is left in anguish as his mother’s lungs collapse, and he watches her die while no one makes a remote attempt to help her. In the same way, drug abuse destroys our world. Especially when it comes foster children, more often than not, foster care workers find children who are abused, coming in with broken bones, malnourished, or left in neglect. The most common denominator was clear: all of the children had parents who were addicted to and abused opiates to the point of it taking away their lives and ability to make proper judgements for their own children. (Quinton) Savannah, a previous addict said she “lost a lot of family and more friends than [she] can count to this disease of addiction.” Drugs took more than just the parents’ lives away from…
When Tommy was in high school, his father passed away. Tommy seemed to block out his depression as he continued to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol. Marijuana posed as a gateway drug for Tommy and led to experimenting with other substances such as ecstasy and cocaine. Although he was never addicted to these drugs, he may have actually been addicted to this new and exciting lifestyle. Tommy was the life of any party and was always the one to take it to the next level. Because of this busy way of life, Tommy’s grades were starting to drop.…
Methamphetamine is a very powerful and addicting narcotic. Though it is a Scheduled 2 narcotic; it is readily availability on the streets for a considerably cheap price. An addiction to methamphetamine can totally disassociate a person from his or her everyday life.…
3. The themes in this book are patience and faith. David must be patient towards the recovery of his son’s drug addiction. He knows that this process cannot happen over-night no matter how hard he wishes it could be that easy. He waits patiently for Nic to get better. Nic, however, goes through rough patches while on this journey to succession, but his father always has faith in him. I think that David and Nic’s experiences were incredibly traumatic. Sheff felt the pain that his son went through while being an addict and felt the need to share it with others. Another reason Sheff might have wanted to share this experience is because he wanted to show the difficulty and how bad it is to take drugs.…
2. a) The theme of this story is fulfilment or acceptance of one’s destiny. The series of events change the character’s moods from lonely to delight, and then back to depress but with a realization that he should not be living in the ideal world and start facing the real world.…