Abstract
Abstract
The first time someone drinks alcohol or takes a drug, it is a voluntary choice. At some point during use, brain flips a switch and use is no longer voluntary. The drug, rerouting its reward circuit, hijacks the brain. Anyone can become addicted to drugs. After the initial exposure to drugs, no one chooses how their brain will react. Addiction is not a choice, a moral failing, a character flaw, or something that only bad people do. Scientists and experts agree that it is a disease caused by biology, environment, and other factors. Understanding drugs and their harmful effects at an early age should be the focus of the United States. If we can create a system for early education this, can pave a road to prevention and reduce the rate of addiction. School age children can have drug education incorporated into their daily lessons.
Year Manuscript Completed
Fall 2020
Senior Project Advisor
Tricia Jordan
Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Integrated Studies Degree
Field of Study
Human Services
Document Type
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Rustin, Michelle, "Understanding Drugs" (2020). Integrated Studies. 288.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/bis437/288