Essays on Addictions

Introduction People originally began to chew and smoke tobacco for cultural and religious ceremonies. It was not until 1602, when an anonymous English author penned the first account to link tobacco to bad health (Cancer Council NSW, 2013). Fast forward more than four centuries, and...

According to Schneider, M. and Schneider, H.S. (2017), cigarette smoking is the leading actual cause of death in the United States; an estimate of 480,000 people die from it annually. In fact, some more recent studies have shown that smoking increases your risk of dying...

Tobacco is a plant that contains nicotine which is a drug , it is available in many different forms , for example – cigarette , cigar , pipe , chewing gum , and snuff , e-cigarettes. Popularity of these products among the youth of Canada...

Cigarette smoking is still the number one preventable cause of death in the U.S. but is still one of the leading causes of death each year (Audrain-McGovern et al., 2006). What’s more concerning is that now the youth is susceptible to this mortality rate. There...

The Beatles’ were no doubt the most influential British band in the 1960’s, with their music bringing and becoming a revolution to the face of rock and roll. Their use of drugs through their music changed the way and the direction of the Beatles’ as...

Did you know that Heroin Overdose is one of the leading causes of death in the world? Some of our legendary artists have been affected by this and it has caused an uproar in our society. Heroin overdose has affected some teens as well. Some...

Heroin is a highly addictive analgesic drug derived from morphine — a naturally occurring substance extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of poppy plants and frequently used illicitly as a narcotic producing euphoria. Due to its vast availability and the impact it has...

Opioids can be found all around the United States. Adolescents have a higher risk of becoming addicted to these opioids because of the environment they live in and the environment at home. These opioids can be obtained in many different forms around the world, there...

For the purpose of this paper, a case study was done on a patient in recovery from alcoholism & other drug use addictions. The patient was interviewed using the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale to assess quality of sleep. The PSQI...

Background The legal age limit for drinking has been a matter of debate over the years that focuses on determining the right age for responsible drinking behavior considering its high addiction rates. All 50 US states now have their Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) set...

Cannabis is a natural plant in which has many chemical properties. With such properties, under human consumption it alters the human experience and effects placed upon man. With such natural abilities, it creates many potential benefits in which provides better solutions to non-curable diseases, safer...

Cigarettes, with more than 480,000 casualties each year, is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. With each cigarette that’s lit, more than 7,000 chemicals are released into the air. This not only imposes a threat on the smoker, but everyone who...

Cannabis, marijuana, pot devil’s lettuce. The plant’s usage strays from medical to recreational. It comes with many great benefits, such as being a treatment option against depression, it is fun and calms you down. Therefore, countries have legalized it for medicinal use and some have...

Cities like Delhi and Mumbai are positioned among the globes top 10 cities with the most increased rates of cannabis (marijuana or weed) consumption every year , according to a study by Seedo, an Israel-based firm that sells such technology which help people grow marijuana...

The issue of this persuasive essay is ‘Why should marijuana be legalized?’. Marijuana is drug that is continuingly being discussed all over the world. There is consistent discussion on whether it ought to be legitimized or not. Additionally, argument on if it somehow happened to...

Introduction Pot, grass, dope, Mary Jane, boom, 420, ganja, weed. Formally known as Cannabis it is classified as a cannabinoid drug of which should be legalized for recreational use inside the democracy of Australia. The purpose of speaking upon this topic is to not advertise...

In the United States, by virtue of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, cannabis use and possession is illegal under federal law for any reason. Under this law, marijuana is categorized as a substance of Schedule I control, determined to have a strong potential for...

It has been almost a year now since Canadian government has legalized marijuana last year October. The Canadian government has enacted the legalization to control the production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada by creating a strict legal framework. The policy is also...

Marijuana grows in different parts of the world, and the initial production of the non-psychoactive hemp supported the development of fibers. At the start of the 18th century, Europe was introduced to marijuana when it was brought to the continent by Indian and African travelers,...