The Problem Of Drugs And Drugs - 1471 Words

Jared Lopez Ms. Gladstone American Literature 3 5/21/15 I m Not Addicted, Says Every Addict Drugs are substances that can alter a person’s physical or mental state. Drugs have the ability to speed up or slow down a person’s central nervous system, cause hallucinations, and most importantly, relieve stress. There are prescription drugs that are used by people with medical conditions, but there are also others who abuse illegal drugs or prescription drugs despite the health problems that come with it. Addicts constantly deny their addiction and claim that they can stop whenever they choose, and others will even tell themselves that it is necessary to take the drugs for their own make-believe medical conditions. However, drugs and alcohol†¦show more content†¦Based on this information gathered, it is easily identifiable that drugs are exposed to everyone including young Americans and not only adults. Drugs are introduced to people of all ages for several reasons, with media being the major source. Although the advertis ement of tobacco in American television and radio is now banned, there are still countless amount of advertisements for alcohol and pain-relieving drugs today. Even if illegal drugs such as marijuana and cocaine are not advertised, many television shows and movies have multiple scenes that show the characters abusing drugs and enjoying its effects. People are more susceptible to taking drugs because of the constant exposure to media portraying that drugs and alcohol are enjoyable and will relieve stress from the problems that they might have. In the book A Streetcar Named Desire, alcohol was consumed as a way to forget about reality and escape. Blanche DuBois, a main character of this novel, constantly drank alcohol because she believed that it temporarily solved her problems whenever she felt stressed or depressed. Blanche drank frequently even though during that time, the 1940s, it was looked down upon for women to drink alcohol habitually. â€Å"Now don’t get worried, yo ur sister hasn’t turned into a drunkard, she’s just all shaken up and hot and tired† (Williams 19). This scene from the book was when Blanche was refusing the alcohol that Stella was offering to