Drug Addiction | Research and Reflection

Running head: RESEARCH AND REFLECTION
RESEARCH AND REFLECTION
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RESEARCH AND REFLECTION1
Table of Contents
Step 1: Research report..............................................................................................................2
Selection of a particular cause or community problem..........................................................2
The major reasons behind existence of this problem in the community................................2
The evaluation of the proceeding of the identified problem..................................................3
The possible solutions of the problem...................................................................................4
References..................................................................................................................................5
Step 3: Reflection.......................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

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Step 1: Research report
Selection of a particular cause or community problem
The particular community problem that is selected for the purpose of this study is
drug addiction. Moreover drug addiction is becoming a major problem for the community
because according to the recent report by the National survey on drug use and health or the
NSDUH, about approximately 19.7 million adults in America were battling with substance
use disorder in the year 2017 (Compton et al., 2016). Moreover about 74% of those adults
who suffered from drug addiction also struggled with disorder of suing alcohol. There was a
prevalence of disorder due to illicit drug use among young adults in America. Moreover the
young adults suffered from the simultaneous disorders of alcohol use and drug use. Moreover
due to these increased rates of drug addiction among the young adults, America had to face
with millions of dollars loss because of loss of workplace productivity, costs related with
crime action and health care expenses.
The major reasons behind existence of this problem in the community
Some of the major causes behind the drug addiction among the people of America
includes- genetically factors or reasons such as the impact of a person’s environment and the
gene expression, accounts for 40-60% of risks of addiction of a person (Cottrell, 2017). Some
of the major environmental factors contributing to increase in the risk of a person addiction
includes- chaotic environment at home, abuse or neglect at home, use of drugs by parents and
the attitude that an individual has towards drugs and also due to peer influences. Moreover
people also tend to adopt drug addiction due to poor achievement in academics, and also the
attitude of the community towards drugs (Kiluk et al., 2019). It is basically the people who
are suffering from some mental disorders and teenagers who are at a higher risk of drug