HEROIN ADDICTION

The Scope of Heroin Addiction among 20-50 years old males in East Orange New Jersey

Table of Contents

Introduction2

Problem Statement2

Research Question2

Literature Review3

Brief History:5

Economic, medical and social implications of Heroin Addiction:5

Tolerance, addiction and withdrawal:6

Effects of addiction to heroin and other opiates:6

Approaches towards reducing heroin consumption:7

Methodology7

Discussion and Analysis8

Conclusion10

References12

The Scope of Heroin Addiction among 20-50 years old males in East Orange New Jersey

Introduction

Within adolescents and mature males of the U.S. heroin abuse has become a progressively more serious health issue; an issue that dental hygienists could assist prevent and detect. Nearly, 50% of the males in U.S. have tried prohibited substances at some of time in their life and by the time they pass out of their high school, a sign linked with the three main death causes in U.S. males: suicide, motor vehicle accidents, and homicide (Kullg, 2005). As per the NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health), the present prohibited drug abuse in young adults falling within the age bracket of 18-25 years rose to 21.2% from 19.6% between the years 2008 and 2009 (SAMHSA, 2010).

Problem Statement

As per the research by Best, et.al, (2010), addicts of both heroin and alcohol were least possible for citing associate features within supporting revival, but were much probable for needing to stray away from using companions and citing steady adjustments as vital in maintaining self-restraint. Career issues will seem to change across drug forms, with multiple-drug abusers having paths, which share distinctiveness with primary abusers of each drug. Poly-substance abuse patterns possess important propositions for our comprehension of desistence patterns and addiction careers.

Research Question

One of the most important decisions a researcher would make is deciding on a question that would be examined in the research process. This could be a very difficult decision because there could be many questions a researcher wants & needs to address. Good supervision would guide a researcher to a focused area of study that could lead to a focal question. The debate continues on whether this focus should be singular or plural, & the decision could be influenced by the subject of study & various quantitative or qualitative methodologies employed. John Creswell has suggested that before searching the literature, a researcher should identify a topic, using such strategies as drafting a brief title or stating a central research question. Researchers need to be aware of the following issues in relation to creating the research question (Creswell & Clark, 2010, Pp. 143-144).

Therefore, keeping in view the importance of research question within the research process, the proposed research question for this research would be:

To study the scope of heroin addiction among 20-50 year old males in East Orange New Jersey.

Literature Review

Heroin addiction is a chronic discomfort, which produces large molecular and neuro-chemical changes in the brain. The tendency of the human body to get used to that substance is called 'tolerance'. Tolerance increases dramatically and quickly, giving the individual a physical dependence that forces him to use all his energy to find and use even heroin, in quantities more ...