Essays and Research Papers on Drugs & Alcohol

10 pages in length. Alcoholism affects many more people than just the one who drinks; the impact alcoholism has upon immediate family, friends and coworkers can be just as much -- if not more -- burdensome than the influence it has on the alcoholic. Children of alcoholics are particularly prone to feeling ...

A 5 page summary and analysis of this 1994 autobiography as it relates to the topic of alcoholism. No additional sources are used.

6 pages in length. The marriage between alcohol consumption and college life have long been accepted as the norm within the confines of campus existence; however, it is the manner by which students ultimately manifest the desire to engage in college drinking that causes one to consider myriad aspects in their respective lives other ...

This 4 page paper examines the drug culture in the United States. Furthermore, this paper compares the drug culture to the "normal" culture, and provides many interesting insights based upon these comparisons. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper argues that the war on drugs has a negative impact on society. Several organizations that are against the war on drugs are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the views of Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin regarding alcohol. The topic is discussed through the work of these two men: “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” and Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page overview of the numerous adverse impacts which have been associated with the unsupervised use of anabolic steroids. These impacts include both physiological changes and personality changes as well as increased potential for certain diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page paper, written in the style of a newspaper article, looks at the way in which smoking is being dealt with in colleges. In some collage campuses there has been a complete smoking ban, whilst this may reduce the health risks this has created controversy. The paper looks at the issues and includes ...

This 4 page paper focuses on the etiology of alcoholism as well as treatment options. Information about the genetic component is relayed. There is some attention to certain populations such as the elderly . Bibliography lists 5 sources.

10 pages in length. The writer provides a literature review pertaining to how alcoholism impacts teenage development in girls. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

14 pages in length. Examining binge drinking in college students and how alcohol advertisements in the ten most popular men's and women's magazines might influence that behavior in the average college student between the ages of 17 and 23, one must consider the psychological aspects of the advertising industry. The writer further discusses ...

This 7-page paper offers a literature review/AP style paper that discusses the connection between substance abuse and violence against children. Also under discussion are implications for treatment from a social worker standpoint. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Freud's theories of oral fixation as well as his views on psychoanalysis to determine why he was pessimistic about the benefits of psychoanalysis in treating the alcoholic. This paper also reveals differences in social norms that contributed to this viewpoint. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page paper provides a comparative view of the use of AA (alcoholics anonymous) and REBT as means of reducing dependency on drugs and alcohol. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the issue of drug misuse in the UK. The issue of drug misuse, whether the use of illegal substances or the misuse of inhalants, has been a recognized problem among adolescent populations in the United Kingdom. This paper outlines this problem and the connection with ...

This 5 page paper outlines the underlying reasons for egocentrism in adolescent populations. This paper considers social identification and change as elements impacting egocentrism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the issue of alcoholism in immigrant populations. This paper relates the fact that the problem of alcoholism is more prevalent in certain immigrant communities, including immigrants from former Soviet block countries (Russians). It can be argued that this is the result of a combination of ...

A 2.5 page paper which examines two specific conditions in which a company should be allowed to test its employees for drugs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper that discusses the role advertising plays in the use of tobacco and alcohol among youth. Advertising is about selling images and creating discontent in the audience. At least one study found more ads for tobacco and alcohol in youth-oriented magazines. Another study found a decrease in alcohol use when all ...

This 4 page paper examines the problem of college drinking and why it is a social problem. The concept of the social problem is examined in this paper suitable for an introductory course in sociology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7.5 page paper is an in-depth examination of the reasons why teen girls engage in crime, and the types of crime that are most prevelent among this age group. The goal of this paper is to highlight that these young girls are typically victims of circumstance rather than cold-blooded offenders, and therefore rehabilitation ...

A 6 page discussion of the various factors which enter into the determination of an individual’s likelihood to use illicit drugs. The author distinguishes between sociological and physiological/psychological vulnerability factors and concludes that while it is impossible to predict an individual’s propensity for drug use with one-hundred percent accuracy, impossible to assign a numeric ...

A 7 page overview of the concept of vulnerability in relation to the propensity to use illicit drugs. This paper provides an overview of the concept, identifying dependent and independent variables. A distinction is made between sociological and physiological/psychological vulnerability factor. The need for additional research is emphasized. Bibliography lists 5 ...

A 9 page overview of drugs such as methamphetamines (drugs otherwise known as speed, ice, crystal, or even the “poor man’s cocaine” (Toufexis 37)), methcathinone, ephedra, and other hallucinogens, stimulants, and sedatives. The contention is presented that each of these drugs present a number of societal and physiological problems. Bibliography lists 17 sources.

This 10 page paper examines the role that moderate parental drinking has on the drinking habits of their children. This paper includes a review of literature to examine the pertinent data and studies on this subject, and concludes that parents indeed do have a signficant influence on the drinking habits of their children. ...