Sociology - Paper on Substance Abuse
I. Introduction
A. Thesis Statement – Substance Abuse
1. Alcoholism
2. Drug Addiction
3. Teen substance use/abuse
4. Illegal substance use/abuse
5. Opioids
B. Substance Abuse Disorders
1. DSM 5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorder
2. Anxiety disorders and substance abuse
3. Disorders and substance abuse
4. Substance abuse and mental health
II. The Science of Drug Abuse and Addiction
A. Drug Addiction
B. Drug Abuse and Addiction
C. NIDA
D. Physical Dependence, Dependence, and addiction
E. Relapse
F. Drugs and the Brain
III. Treatment
A. Alcoholism treatment (AA, inpatient, outpatient, DUI, etc.)
B. Drug Addiction Treatment (programs, self-help, laws, etc.)
C. Illegal substance use/abuse prevention and consequences (laws, incarceration, prison treatment programs, etc.)
D. Teen substance use/abuse (prevention, education, treatment, laws, etc.)
E. Success rate of Addiction
IV. Conclusion
A. God
B. Life as a recovering addict
C. Success is possible
"Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They are what make the instrument stretch--what make you go beyond the norm." --Cicely Tyson
We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." -Frederick Koenig
1. Drug Addiction Treatment (programs, self-help, laws, etc.)
2.