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Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders ( Opioid Addiction)
Jaycee Broussard
Grand Canyon University
PSY- 470
Professor Stephen Lagerberg
Due Date
, 2
Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders (Opioid Addiction)
Introduction
As humans, there are all kinds of substances that are put into bodies such as a variety of
foods and drinks as well as medications. For example, some people may drink alcohol to relax or
take some medicine for a headache. But a lot of the substances that we put in our bodies can
disrupt our behavior or mood (Comer & Comer, 2021). Some substances are natural, some are
from nature, and some are made in a laboratory. Some are legal such as nicotine and alcohol and
prescribed medication from a physician while others such as cocaine, heroin, and other illegal
substances.
About 4 million people in the United States have used cocaine, heroin, or other
substances that were not legal in 1962 (Comer & Comer, 2021), Today that number has
drastically changed to about 135 million. About 32 million people today have used illegal
substances within the last month. For many years, opioid addiction has been a problem. But in
the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a significant increase in the prescribing of opioids.
Today opioid addiction has become a public health crisis and a big concern that not only affects
the individual who is addicted but also their families and communities worldwide. There have
been devastating consequences and has turned into an epidemic. Overdoses have majorly
increased, and this epidemic has put a strain on healthcare systems and has disrupted society.
The purpose of this paper is to address the clinical definition of opioid addiction as well
as the background, It will examine the societal and cultural implications and study the
relationship with models of abnormality. Studying the clinical, societal, and abnormality of
Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders ( Opioid Addiction)
Jaycee Broussard
Grand Canyon University
PSY- 470
Professor Stephen Lagerberg
Due Date
, 2
Substance Abuse and Addictive Disorders (Opioid Addiction)
Introduction
As humans, there are all kinds of substances that are put into bodies such as a variety of
foods and drinks as well as medications. For example, some people may drink alcohol to relax or
take some medicine for a headache. But a lot of the substances that we put in our bodies can
disrupt our behavior or mood (Comer & Comer, 2021). Some substances are natural, some are
from nature, and some are made in a laboratory. Some are legal such as nicotine and alcohol and
prescribed medication from a physician while others such as cocaine, heroin, and other illegal
substances.
About 4 million people in the United States have used cocaine, heroin, or other
substances that were not legal in 1962 (Comer & Comer, 2021), Today that number has
drastically changed to about 135 million. About 32 million people today have used illegal
substances within the last month. For many years, opioid addiction has been a problem. But in
the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was a significant increase in the prescribing of opioids.
Today opioid addiction has become a public health crisis and a big concern that not only affects
the individual who is addicted but also their families and communities worldwide. There have
been devastating consequences and has turned into an epidemic. Overdoses have majorly
increased, and this epidemic has put a strain on healthcare systems and has disrupted society.
The purpose of this paper is to address the clinical definition of opioid addiction as well
as the background, It will examine the societal and cultural implications and study the
relationship with models of abnormality. Studying the clinical, societal, and abnormality of
