People have bad child hoods and parents that did not give a crap about them. GET OVER IT. You can only blame others for so long. You are in control of your life and destiny. As an adult, your parents are just cosmos beings that got you here. NO you do not owe them and they Do not owe you anything. If they walk away from you as a child, walk away as an adult, yet, do not blame them. YOU ARE YOUR OWN ENTITY! Live it! Live your life! Siblings are in this group as well. LET THEM GO
Friday, December 15, 2017
Let us discuss METH WRITTEN IN EBONICS LOL
Identify
a national societal drug or alcohol issue.
One national and societal issue Crystal Meth. Known
professionally as crystal methamphetamine. This is a man-made drug that has just
recently been linked to ADHD and severe obesity. The affects are both immediate
and long-term. According to Patterson, (2017), “the form of a rock-like crystal
that is usually a semi-transparent white or blue color. This substance is
always illegal and has no other purpose than for abuse,” (Para 2). This drug is
usually smoked through a filthy glass pipe that addicts hold on to with their
lives. It also is injected and snorted when crushed up. It seems the fastest
way to get in the blood stream feel the direct high of this drug is to smoke it
so that is the common way it is used. It good to note this also speeds up the
addictive nature of this deadly drug. This is a global issue with more than 25
million reported users, while 12 million reside in the United States and report
being lifetime users, (Patterson, 2017). Because the high can last up to 12
hours it replaced the more expensive counter-part cocaine which came from a
plant not someone’s bathroom tub.
What
are some of the social problems you have observed due to substance use related
issues?
The social problems this student has directly observed
are as follows:
·
Stealing, murder, horrific rapes and
crimes to attain the money for the drug
·
Killing of dealers by users when money has
run out/cash is not available
·
A large drain on our medical financial
institutions, e.g., dentistry, emergency rooms, etc.
·
The funding of organized gangs such as the
MS-13. A ruthless killing group with Crystal meth as their main source of
money.
How
does this issues impact society and what problems are manifesting as a result?
According to 12 Key Rehab, (2016), “The Bureau of
Justice Statistics from the Department of Justice states that the U.S.
correction system population includes just over 6.9 million inmates and most
them — nearly 4.8 million inmates — are either on probation or on parole,” (Para10).
Because of insurance issues and health care wars in the United States many of
these people cannot get the in-patient help needed to get off this deadly drug
so they continue, ruining generations of families, lives, and communities. The
physical effects these people endure almost make them incapable of getting jobs
in society which adds to the poverty level, the unemployment level, and crime.
People will do what needs to be done to survive and when you’re on this deadly
drug that means almost anything for the drug.
What
programs or resources are available?
There are many programs opened from state to state for
this addiction. I will list a few below: First I will list the crisis number
and then the different programs offered. These are nation-wide.
1. 1-888-854-3911
a. Dual
diagnoses rehab
b. 12
step rehabs
c. Individual
Counseling
d. Family
Counseling
e. Holistic
Addiction
f.
Long Term Rehab (6mos-2 years)
g. After
Care
h. Group
Therapy
i.
Intervention
j.
Detox
k. EMDR
Therapy (eye movement desensitization and Reprocessing therapy).
l.
PTSD & Addiction therapy
m. Partial
Hospitalization Programs
n. Intensive
Outpatient Programs
o. Relapse
Programs
References
Patterson, E. 2017. “The Effects of Crystal Meth Use.”
Drug Abuse, Sober Media Group. Retrieved from https://drugabuse.com/library/the-effects-of-crystal-meth-use/
12 Keys Rehab, 2016. “Societal Problems Caused by Drug
Addiction.” Retrieved from https://www.12keysrehab.com/blog/social-problems-caused-by-drug-addiction
We in America have an Opiate issue (ever wonder how?)
A Look at the Harrison Act of 1914
Crystal L. Featherstone
Grand Canyon University: PCN-527
November 22, 2017
Introduction
Americas war on drugs goes back year
in time with controversial aspects that have led the country into on-going
fight after another to regulate the drugs humans will use. The issue of safety,
making decisions for others, and greed are at the forefront of this massive
fight. According to Redford and Powell (2016), “The Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
of 1914 is widely viewed in the scholarly literature as the beginning of the
U.S. government's war on drugs (Miron and Zwiebel 1995; Benson and Rasmussen
1997; Libby 2006; Francis and Mauser 2011; McNamara 2011) as cited in Redford
and Powell Para 1). It has been debated that the real war began in 1906 because
the food and drug administration did actively pursue these same wars. These
nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century policies represent the beginning of the
U.S. government's war on drugs; a war that is till on-going.
History of the Laws
This word “intervention” was
introduced and the law makers felt the need to do so because of the effects
that drugs were having on people. The death, illness, and crime levels rose,
and this issue had to be addressed. According to Redford and Powell (2016), “when
the government prohibits a drug, people have the incentive to stop using that
drug (the intended consequence), but they also have the incentive to switch to
a different drug that satisfies similar ends (the unintended consequence),
which creates an entrepreneurial opportunity for individuals to supply more of
the alternative drug.” (p. 510). The Harrison Act of 1914 was to correct other
laws that had failed and at the same time the question is, did this one work? From
1860-1913 previous laws were attempted to fight the war on drugs and in this
case the drugs were Opium. By 1906 Cocaine, heroin, cannabis, and other such
drugs continued to be legally available without prescription as long as they
were labeled. Now the issue arrived that these drugs were not being labeled
correctly as far how addicting a dangerous they were. In other words, they were
called by their scientific name, e.g., narcotics. These drugs impacted society
in a way never seen before in our recent history.
The Impact on Society
In 1911 Hamilton Wright argues that
of all the nations of the world, the United States consumes most habit-forming
drugs per capita. Meaning Americans were getting higher than most nations. Opium
was taking its toll on America and they tried to ban the influx from China, yet
his method was a failure at the time as well. In society because of the amount
of money made from opium the drug user emerged as a new criminal subject at the
center of an array of medico-penal technologies that sought to understand the psychological
and somatic dimensions of addiction, and to normalize the addicted person,
(Ghatak, 2010). This take on the users versus the dealers impacted therapy by
one major issue. It was time to stop demonizing the user and get to the root of
the issue to heal people psychologically.
The Impact on
Psychology and dealing with Users
The most shocking issue then with
the Harrison Act of 1914 was the message of “treat an Addict Go to Jail’,
(Clark, 2003). This was real and
consequently medical professionals were reluctant to address the medical needs
of those with opioid-use problems. In 2003 there were only 1200 reported
treatment centers for opioid use and the death toll was rising. One of he
tricks used was that crude opium was not covered in the treaty between China
and the United States of America, and this was a “loop hole” that was not
anticipated. According to Redford and Powell (2016), “once again, Americans
were free to engage in this newly created profit opportunity by playing the
role of arbitrageur-they could produce smoking opium domestically and turn it
over to the Chinese, just as they had done with smoking-opium imports. The
evidence from Wright shows that crude-opium importations increased from 380,621
pounds in 1890 to 521,749 in 1891, 587,122 in 1892, and 1,073,999 in 1897
(1910, 81), almost doubling the amount imported five years earlier,” (p. 520).
Again, the greed factor is he root cause to the drug problem.
Conclusion
The issue of drugs is a battle of morals,
care, concern, and the need for money. The reason this issue will always be a
so-called war is because of these underlying factors. The need for human
consumption will always be a factor because as human’s people need to escape
reality when it becomes to much to bare. This writer thinks that the real
criminals are in government seats that allow the drugs to satisfy their own
selfish material needs. The need for people to get high and the drug dealers
fall on the same lines. A better living for drug dealers and a better way to
deal with horrible aspects of some peoples lives. Psychology and holistic
methods are needed now more than ever. The fact we do know the mind better and
see addicts as people who need help is a big step in the war on drugs. The 1914
Harrison Act did attempt to be proactive yet it failed in its original
endeavor.
References
Clark, H. W. (2003). Office-based practice and opioid-use
disorders. The New England Journal of Medicine, 349(10), 928-30. Retrieved from
https://search-proquest-com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/223929758?accountid=134061
Ghatak, S. (2010). “The Opium Wars”: The Biopolitics of
Narcotic Control in the United States, 1914–1935. Critical Criminology, 18(1),
41-56. doi:10.1007/s10612-010-9098-
Redford, A., & Powell, B. (2016). Dynamics of
intervention in the war on drugs: The buildup to the Harrison act of 1914. The
Independent Review, 20(4), 509-530. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.contentproxy.phoenix.edu/docview/1777262409?accountid=35812
I/O Psychology is a good thing
Memorandum
To: Dana C. Featherstone Owner
From: C. Featherstone Human Resource Director
CC: All company staff
Subject: Smoking on company property
Featherstone
Industries is a smoke-free environment. This is important because of the danger
smoking causes to both smoker’s and non-smokers. Smoke related illness are vast
and please regard the information in the memo as the law in this company.
Smoke-free
workplaces are essential to provide employees with a comfortable work
environment which protects their health and decreases their risk of developing
smoking related illnesses.
The messy truth of nicotine
More than
400,000 People in the US die each year from smoking related illnesses such as
heart disease lung cancer and emphysema. Of those 400,000 deaths each year,
nearly a quarter are victims of secondhand smoke, like babies dying due to
SIDS, or nonsmokers dying of heart disease. According to the Surgeon General,
there is no safe level of exposure to second hand smoke.
Smoking is
the single greatest cause of preventable death and disease in the developed
world and (name of organization) is committed to providing all our employees
and patients with a healthy and safe environment. To address this important
issue, Featherstone Industries will be smoke-free as of 12.06.2017. The entire
workplace including outdoor lunch space, parking, and all hallways will be
smoke-free always.
Employees
that have issues with smoking and are attempting to quit please see the below
outlets to aid in this courageous endeavor. Featherstone Industries is
dedicated to the health of our employees and the safety of their long-term
needs. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms may include:
Feeling
irritable, angry, or anxious
Having
trouble thinking
Craving
tobacco products
Feeling
hungrier than usual
The below
information is to aid any employee wanting to quit. Please see Mrs.
Featherstone in Human resources with any questions, or needs you may have.
This
policy is a way of protecting all from the hazardous effects that emerge from
smoking. This policy includes all the following
·
Gases,
particles, or vapors released in the air.
·
Electronic
devices used for smoking
·
Marijuana
·
Crack
cocaine
·
Any
device used to breathe in and emit gasses into the environment
·
Cigarettes
The U.S.
Public Health Service has reported that the nicotine in tobacco has been shown
to be a mood altering, psychoactive substance that is highly addictive and that
smoking is the chief avoidable cause of death in our society.
Seeking help quitting smoking
·
800-784-8669
--800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669) All states have quit lines with counselors who
are trained specifically to help smokers quit. Call this number to connect
directly to your state's quit line.
Sincerely,
Human Resources Director C. Featherstone
Resources:
1.
US
Department of Health & Human Services. The Surgeon General, Executive
Summary: A Report of The Health Consequences of Smoking- 50 years of progress,
2014
Another step in moving forward!
another part of letting go means this...People that dwell on your past, e.g. Family members are just unhappy people that no matter how well you do in life will always have something bad to say. Let them haters go. Do not even entertain fake ass friends that also pretend like they accept you yet disrespect you at every turn in the so-called relationship. Involve yourself in healthy relationships where it is not one-sided, i.e., you do for them but they never do for you even when it comes to small things like birthdays, anniversaries, or simply being there to talk to. Represent your worth on this planet and demand respect or get rid of the load. Not doing this will only lead to the assumption "they" made prior... "ur not worth it'. You do not have time for that. You have a life to live. Live it with people who cherish YOU! Move on!
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Moving forward always in life Solar Power
This dude actually tore up our yard and destroyed our neighbors car & home
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Day 1 of Cruise in 2017
Harmony of the 2017 Cruise with hubby & Son
Monday, November 27, 2017
OVER IT
It took years but after realizing your so-called biological mother along with your siblings have never in the history of your world ever loved you; time to keep it moving. Their loss! I am to blessed to be stressed!
Sunday, July 9, 2017
THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENT TRUMP
This is what happened to Trump with Putin: When cohesion occurs, people not sure of themselves open up on a deeper level and are willing to reveal their own weakness and take other risks. He formed an alliance with Russia on cyber security. Wow. We have the weakest psychological president ever in the USA. #nevertrump
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