Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Addiction Webquest 5th Hour

Based on the information you explored throughout the webquest, tell us your plan about how you feel you can best support your friend. You must include references to at least 4 things learned while on this webquest. You must also comment on at least 2 others’ initial posts.

47 comments:

  1. I don't believe you can help someone with a problem unless they actually want help. Most addicts deny that they have a problem so helping someone is beyond difficult. If they do want help, i suggest taking them to an AA meeting. Get them outside of the environment that is causing them their drug use and give them a different perspective on life. People grow up in an environment where its cool to have a high tolerance which, when you really think about it, is completely idiotic. some people do have past experiences that cause them to use drugs but there is always an alternative. some people aren't used to finding happiness in any other way than using drugs and release dopamine so they just stick with they know. giving the a different outlook on things may help them overcome their problems.

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    1. I think you have a good point, especially with not being able to help people who don't want to be helped.

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    2. i agree and think its a good opinion

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    3. Very well put.

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    4. yeah i don't think people can change if they don't want to.

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    5. I concur.

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  2. I learned a lot about what happens in the brain during addiction, and how it effects your body. I also learned what the main addictions in the world today are, I feel like everyone has there own addiction and unless it is seriously harming them, then just leave them alone with it. unless you feel it is completely necessary let the person live their own life and make their own mistakes.

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    1. i feel the same way about everyone having there own addiction

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    2. you live and you learn

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    3. I concur.

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  3. some people dont want to be cured of addiction because it helps the, get through the day and the only way to stop someone is if they want to.... i learned that addiction come from the dopamine being produced in your brain and that with out it you can have seirous withdrawls because you brian gets used to and likes the feeling the drug gives and wants more....there are alot of forms of addiction like sex shopping food....it can affect ypur genes and give you mental illness it also can affect you social invorment to help some one you have to get them to realize what the addiction is doing to them help them see they dont need it and get them help

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  4. I do not believe an every day person can actually help someone lose their addiction. But what you can do is support the person and suggest/insist that they get help from a professional and go to rehab. How you could "help" is you could sit down and talk with the person and maybe set up a plan to slowly lower the amount used per day down till nothing. A physical addiction is way to serious just to get someone off the drug immediately. And addictions don't stop with drugs. They could be anything. Like sex or shopping. Either way, I think the best way to help is to give support. Withdrawals are to scary, painful, and dangerous just to stop abruptly.

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    1. you are smart... good job sir

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    2. i agree with what you say!

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    3. yes, i agree

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    4. i agree with what you're saying, nothing good comes out of it

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    5. I don’t believe I could do anything for a person who has a problem with addiction. First I don’t think the person even believe they have a problem and most people see no problem in it I would help any way I could. I learn the brain releases a dopamine which makes us feel good. Also I learn cocaine users brain activity drops a hole lot in just 10 days .i didn’t know 1 of the 5 risk factors for addiction comes from yo ur genes .

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  5. You cant help someone unless they actually want help or can understand how bad there addiction actually is. If they do want help they should talk to a friend or doctor or go get help and go to AA meetings.Some people get addicted because they are helpless or not happy or going through a hard time so they look into drinking or drugs etc.

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  6. I find it completely pointless to put your body through such harm and the outcome is nothing positive. Drugs are introduced to all ages now a days and the adolescents do not understand what is right and wrong. But as an adult (18 or older) you should be the one setting an example. To avoid using any sort of drug or alcohol you should try to have values, morals, and unable to fall for pure pressure.

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  7. In order to help somebody they have to want your help. If they want your help, then the best way to combat their addiction it by removing them from any harmful environments and being supportive

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  8. i do not believe an average person can help someone that is addicted to something. All that person can do is be there as a friend for that person and be there for them so they know that they are not alone and let them know that you are there to help. one way to help is just to give them facts about it. like your brain activity. once on it and come off of it, your brain activity gets extremely low. and that your body is building up a tolerance so u have to use more and more and that could eventually kill you on an overdose.

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  9. i would help my friend by talking to him about the situation he is in. But when people are on drugs they think they can stop when ever they want but in all reality they cant. they have already be come addicted. in stop 1 it tells us that. the brain releases dopamine that makes the brain feel good. as stop 2 tells us. there are many things to get addicted to like caffeine, SEX, food, and drugs. there are a lot of risk that happens when you become addicted like genes, mental illness, and childhood problems.

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  10. I believe that helping a person with addiction will be completely pointless unless they are willing to be helped. This will be especially hard if the person in question was introduced to drugs at a young age, and the cause was a somewhat traumatic experience like being abandoned. If they need help it should be with a combination of medical professional help along with friends and family to make the "intervention easier on the person.

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  11. I think that the best way to help a friend with addiction is to get them outside help from people who are trained in getting rid of people's addictions (AA, ect). Talk to them and make sure you don't get angry or forceful because that might push your friend deeper into their addiction. Make sure that your friend knows that you love and support them no matter what and that they are not alone in trying to get through their withdrawals. Your support might help the withdrawals be a little less painful and if they have you along with professional help, the person addicted might have a better time with not relapsing.

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  12. I don't think you can help someone, if they don't really want it. If they do want to get help you should talk to them about it, or a doctors help. You should also get them out of the environment they're in. I learned that the 3 types of activity the frontal lobes is, planning, abstract thinking, and regulation of impulse behavior. Dopamine is the name of the neurotransmitter released in the brain. Neurons communicate by sending electrical signals down their axons. Lastly, the brains of addicted people have been compared to when you're starving.

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  13. I don't think that after this assignment I would have enough knowledge to deal with counseling someone who is suffering a serious addiction. But I would explain to my friend that I understand what she is going through because I understand now how the reaction works in the brain with dopamine, making her feel unable to quit. I would tell her I also am at risk for caffeine addiction because of how often I drink pop. I would tell her to slowly stop using the drug so that she can avoid withdrawl. Hopefully with my support she will not feel like she has to relapse and continue use of the drug. I would also tell her exercise and other positive activities can create the same release of endorphins in the body

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  14. I don’t believe I could do anything for a person who has a problem with addiction. First I don’t think the person even believe they have a problem and most people see no problem in it I would help any way I could. I learn the brain releases a dopamine which makes us feel good. Also I learn cocaine users brain activity drops a hole lot in just 10 days .i didn’t know 1 of the 5 risk factors for addiction comes from yo ur genes .

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  15. I would try many different tactics to getting my friend to quit their addiction. If they knew they needed to quit and knew they needed help, like the two guys here (http://goo.gl/2lDTh), my job would be a lot easier. If they denied any help and refused to quit, it would obviously be much more difficult. I would try getting him a prescription for drugs (topiramate to help with alcoholism), scare tactics (showing how harmful addictions are and how they ruin lives), simply taking the drugs before he can use them, and maybe a few other ways. If nothing worked, I think I would simply have to accept that my friend is going to continue making terrible choices, and only hope that they will see what they are doing. It is easy to understand why someone would continue their addiction, as it is similar to the feeling of starvation. Also, if the addiction was to cocaine, my friend would change into someone completely different as a result of huge decreases in brain activity.

    Drugs r bad.

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  16. I think that to help my friend quit using drugs i would try to get them involved in something else that is enjoyable. Since they are addicted to the feeling of getting high i would try to get them into enjoying sports or something that is energizing. If they did not want my help than i would try to scare them into going straight. I feel that people are more scared of death than of change and by showing them how drugs can kill you then they may quit. If none of these worked i would definately try to get them to check into rehab where they are forced to be off drugs.

    RMO

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  17. Well, I have a friend who's addicted to being online, whether is being watching videos, or playing video games, he has thrown away entire weekends just online. Lately, to help I've just been calling him up and asking to come over, of course we play a lot of video games, but not nearly as much as he would if I too was addicted, or just wasn't there. I try to urge him to go outside, and just go for a walk or something, which has been working lately

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