Addiction Simulation Alyssa Pallatto Drugs and Behavior PS-220-BO Dr. MacLean March 17, 2024. The documentary “Heroin(e)” focuses on the opioid epidemic. This documentary follows three influential women in Huntington, West Virginia: Jan Rader, Judge Patricia Keller, and Necia Freeman. Throughout the crisis, each of these women is battling the epidemic and examining how the crisis is affecting their communities. In addition to their compassion, these women provide an example of the unwavering dedication needed by those struggling with substance use disorders. An insightful look into the devastating effects heroin has on communities is provided by the film. In Huntington, Jan Radar is the deputy chief of the fire department. …show more content…
The "Heroin(e)" sheds light on some of the consequences of the epidemic. For example, the legal consequences or habits associated with drug use, such as theft and prostitution. Furthermore, there is the idea of public harm. Through injuries, infections, and costs, the epidemic affects the broader community. The dangers to one's mental and physical wellbeing, such as withdrawal, are also discussed. The most impactful part of the documentary was the film starting off and ending with Jan driving to an overdose call. As a result, it illustrates the cycle and highlights the normalization of this tragic epidemic. It is heartbreaking to see first responders numb to purple, unconscious bodies. The sight of lifeless bodies being dragged was upsetting. Those people have names and a future that can be taken from them in an instant. Each of us needs love and assistance as a human being. While each woman had her own life and never crossed paths, they demonstrated interconnected roles by caring for their community. The three of them were compassionate and empathic. Their respect for individuals was evident, and they were conscious not to stigmatize anyone. Despite the challenges, they devote their lives to helping others. Huntington Fire Department
The documentary Heroin Cape Cod, USA focused on the widespread abuse of pain medication such as Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycodone that has led the U.S. into the rise of an opiate addiction. Many of the users within the video explained that it doesn’t matter where you go, there is no stopping, and you can’t just get high once. Instead, those who do it want that high forever. I think that this is a very important concept that those who aren’t addicted to drugs need to understand, no matter how hard it is to. The documentary featured many addicts including Marissa who first popped pills when she was 14 years old, Daniel who stated he started by snorting pixie sticks, and Arianna who started smoking weed and drinking before age 12. Additionally, the documentary interviewed Ryan and Cassie. These addicts explained that in Cape Cod you either work and you’re normal, or you do drugs.
The novel Go Ask Alice written anonymously tells the story of one girl’s struggle with drug addiction. The conflict in this novel is person versus self. The protagonist is struggling against herself trying to overcome addiction. The mood is depressing. The main character reveals how drugs ruined her life, which evokes depressed feelings in the reader. The point of view is first person. This is a publishing of a teenage girl’s diary and she wrote in first person. The conflict, mood, and point of view make this book a work of realistic fiction.
The movie, Augusta Gone, portrays a teenage girl, whose life had turned completely upside down in the blink of an eye. Her name was Augusta and she had no idea what she walked herself into.
“The House I Live” by Eugene Jarecki is a documentary that sheds a light on America’s ongoing battle with drug abuse by encompassing multiple viewpoints from all walks of life ranging from both sides of the law and everything in between: the police officers, politicians, drug dealers, inmates, grieving parents, authors and journalists about how the war of drugs affect their lives and the lives of others. The overall purpose of the documentary was to show the war on drugs and how it has failed in the United States.
Philadelphia is the heights rat of crim in the USA over 30-40 homicides crimes per month and drug related crimes. This links in with the other text that we are looking at, the novel “Damage done” and how is shows that sometimes facts get in the way of a good story. This all promotes the current view Australia has one drugs, the way that there is supposably an ice epidemic happing. This document follows Theroux around Philadelphia’s drug action streets while he does interviews with the criminals and follows the police around finding out what is really happing out on the streets of Philadelphia. Some events that where selected to promote this view to the audiences was the interview with the street boys, showing just how carpeted Philadelphia is how they talk of “code of silence – never snitch!”. There was all so the confronting images of the dead body left in the abandoned house, from a suspected over does on ice. The drug issue in Philadelphia is represented in way that it controls the streets nothing ever happens unless its drug related. These parts have been purposely highlighted throughout the documentary to get the most dramatic message across to the views, as dose the novel. Tis representation achieves the goal of getting the message across of how street gangs and drugs are becoming to rules the streets. This message impacts and effects the way the audients sees this type of action and making them believe that it is taking place all around them. This documentary is to inform and promote the understanding of these types of actions, this is all so done with some help of filming
Chasing Heroin is a two-hour documentary that investigates America’s heroin crisis. The documentary details the opioid epidemic and how police offers, social workers, and public defenders are working to save the lives of addicts. The documentary explores the origins and continuing causes behind the heroin epidemic such as; massive increases in opioid painkillers starting at the turn of the century, Mexican drug cartels who are now rooted in upper-middle-class neighborhoods, and the cheap price of heroin when compared to prescription pain killers. A program in Seattle called LEAD is explored. This program channels addicts into a system that points them toward help (rehab, temporary housing, counseling, methadone treatment) instead of prison
Nic Sheff wrote a masterpiece that is viewed both as a fiction as well as the educational and life changing book. It became one of the most selling books due to its portrayal of the effects of drug addictions. Tweak gives a chronology of events that transpired during growth time of the character both in a forward and backward manner. Nic in the first pages of the book gives as some faint reason as to why he got hooked to drug addiction. It is at this point that we come to learn about his backgrounds and family life. He was brought up in a privileged family where his stepmother is an artist while his father is a writer working for the national magazines. The family dwells in the city of San Francesco although it has another house in the rural. Their family is popular and well known which means they have a great connection and knowing several people in the journalism world. What made a great turning point in Nic’s life was his parents
In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act, that was years in the making was finally passed under President Roosevelt. This law reflected a sea change in medicine-- an unprecedented wave of regulations. No longer could drug companies have a secret formula and hide potentially toxic substances such as heroin under their patent. The law required drug companies to specify the ingredients of medications on the label. It also regulated the purity and dosage of substances. Not by mere coincidence was the law passed only about five years after Bayer, a German based drug company began selling the morphine derivative, heroin. Thought to be a safe, non-habit forming alternative to morphine, heroin quickly became the “cure-all drug” that was used to treat anything from coughs to restlessness. Yet, just as quickly as it became a household staple, many began to question the innocence of the substance. While the 1906 law had inherent weaknesses, it signaled the beginning of the end for “cure-all” drugs, such as opiate-filled “soothing syrups” that were used for infants. By tracing and evaluating various reports by doctors and investigative journalists on the medical use of heroin, it is clear that the desire for this legislative measure developed from an offshoot in the medical community-- a transformation that took doctors out from behind the curtain, and brought the public into a new era of awareness.
Frontline’s “The Meth Epidemic,” is a shocking documentary that exposes the dangerous effects of meth and explores the cultural patterns related to meth addiction. Understanding the severity of the effects of meth and how it is made are two important lessons to take away from this video because understanding those two things will help us to better understand how to combat this epidemic. Two effects of meth addiction are an increase in property crimes and an increase in the number of children entering foster care. Shockingly, half of the inmates in Portland jails were meth users, and meth addicts commit 80% of the property crimes in Oregon. These statistics show how meth can not only negatively affect an individual and a family, but a whole community.
Addiction is one of the hardest difficulties to overcome, yet people often find themselves caught in the world wind of addiction. We all ask the question to what makes a person an addict, or why is it so hard for drug addicts to overcome this problem. However, can we say that getting a hold of drugs is much easier in today’s society, or is it made available to easily. In this day and age, heroine seems to be a major epidemic; furthermore, opiates have been around for centuries. Therefore, people have been battling addiction for as long as opiates have been around. In Drugstore Cowboy, the film takes a look into the life of four people who rob drugstores in order to support
On the typical day, over 90 people will die at the hand of opioid abuse in America alone (National). In fact, as of 2014, nearly 2 million Americans were dependent and abusing opioids. The Opioid Crisis has affected America and its citizens in various ways, including health policy, health care, and the life in populous areas. Due to the mass dependence and mortality, the crisis has become an issue that must be resolved in all aspects.
How do drugs impact our society? This is explored through two stories: Angeline Boulley’s novel “Firekeeper’s Daughter” and the television series “Breaking Bad” created by Vince Gilligan. Both narratives delve into the impact of methamphetamine on the protagonists and their communities, highlighting the moral and ethical dilemmas they face. In “Firekeeper’s Daughter,” by Angeline Boulley, the introduction of a deadly form of meth called “Meth X” plunges a community into crisis. The story is told through Daunis Fontaine, a local hockey player involved in an undercover investigation.
Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada? “Flood: The Overdose Epidemic in Canada” is a well designed documentary that sheds light on the brutal impact of drug abuse and the now overdose epidemic taking over Canada. The overall impact addiction can have on one's life is scary and real. What is more scary is the access and areas allowing the epidemic to continue. Sadly, this one documentary addressing the overdose epidemic in Canada is just one part of the world struggling with this incident.
“Ongoing prescription opioid misuse and heroin abuse pose a threat to the future of rural America. As many rural and tribal communities grapple with the challenges of geographic isolation, outmigration, poverty and lack of opportunity, opioid misuse and the associated community impacts put rural families at risk. In any community, widespread drug abuse inhibits the growth
Lord of the Flies essay The human race is a very complicated one, but that’s probably because we make it so. People hold arguments on how we all should act or how we should all behave, and others wonder what would happen if some of those people were left on an island with no civilization. Would they keep their civilized training and wait for rescue? Or would the pressure and the need to survive get to them? People hold debates on this as well. Some believe those stranded few would keep their human nature and work together towards escape and civilization,