Drug Abuse and Addiction Assignment
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ADDICTION PROBLEM 2IntroductionDrug and substance abuse has been a great tragedy in the 21st century, and it has comeabout with many consequences in the society [ CITATION Bis141 \l 1033 ]. The media has also beenan important communication platform, and many individuals gain information through differentmedia platforms such as newspapers, movies, books, and advertisements [ CITATION Gaa15 \l 1033]. Drug and substance abuse being a critical problem in the world according to [ CITATION But17 \l1033 ], and it is therefore communicated through different forms of media since many people caneasily access the different forms of media.Part 1Several movies have been released showing drug and substance abuse problems and oneof these movies, in this case, a documentary is called The Anonymous People. This documentaryhas filmed a community of about 23.5 million American people living with drug and substanceabuse problems and also people facing long-term recovery conditions [ CITATION Coh14 \l 1033 ].The recovery faces have been hidden and the voices silent for an extended period due to stigmain the society which is intensely entrenched. The story of these anonymous people is told throughthe voices and faces of the volunteers, the leaders, celebrities and corporate executives putting itall out in black and white to save the lives of other individuals just like them [ CITATION Mik15 \l1033 ]. The recovery movement was aimed to fuel a changing conversation intended to transformpublic opinion and shift a problematic policy to the direction of a lasting recovery solution.Several stereotypes, attitudes, and assumptions were portrayed in the society. The attitudethat drug addiction was a crucial problem in the society was highlightened since most of theprominent people and celebrities in the community such as Chris Harren, a basketball player
ADDICTION PROBLEM 3came out and talked about their addiction problems so bother to help other persons like them inthe society. The portrayal is very genuine since it talks about real people in real life situationsbattling or who had battled with drug and substance use problems and it is not fiction as it is inthe movies. The documentary film also captures the challenges that these drug addicts face in thesociety which is a similar portrayal of exactly what happens to many people around the globe[ CITATION NEP16 \l 1033 ]. However, this does not stigmatize a person’s clients, but on thecontrary, it gives them hope. In the documentary, the 20-25 million Americans facing alcoholand other drug and substance abuse problems have optimism through the emergence of activegrassroots advocacy recovery and support movements.Brave people who have recovered from drug and alcohol addiction problems came upand formed associations uniting for the first instance in years to offer hope and address theaddiction problem which was America's most persistent problem in public health. Stigmatizationof individuals with addiction problems is highly condemned, and the faith of coming out of theslavery of the addiction problem is given to the addicts through the life-changing stories ofdifferent people. The society should realize that drug addiction makes a person enslaved to drugsand therefore turning back is never easy. When this concept is understood stigmatization will besignificantly reduced. The society has to accept people with addiction problems and also helpthem change because isolation has never solved drug addiction problems, but it instead increasesthe cases. The victims need to feel like part of the community, and they need to be cared for andcounseled by service providers, law enforcers, policy makers and the media at large. This can bedone through the media channels, seminar forums, in the rehabilitation centers and also inhomes.
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