Global Challenges: Increasing Drug Addiction and Overdose Issues

This report examines the escalating global crisis of drug addiction and overdoses, highlighting the alarming impact on societies worldwide. It delves into the challenges posed by this issue, including the rise in crimes, accidents, and impaired health, as well as the strain on healthcare systems and the increasing death rates. The report analyzes the factors contributing to the misuse of drugs, such as the availability of non-prescribed pain relievers and the resulting mental health disorders and family disintegration. It also discusses the implementation of health reform legislation and the introduction of new treatments and prevention programs to combat the crisis. The report emphasizes the need for societal interventions to improve the well-being and safety of the global population, including prevention programs, medication-assisted treatments, and recovery support services to achieve long-term wellness and reduce the negative consequences of drug addiction and overdoses.

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
The effects and challenges of an increase in drug addiction and overdoses....................................3
Emerging Issues with drug addiction and overdose........................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................5
References........................................................................................................................................5

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Introduction
The increasing amount of drug overdose and drug addiction has addressed the society in an
alarming situation which has captured the attention of the general public, state, federal, local
leaders across the world. The consumption of drug has been defined as a habit-forming factor
that may lead the person towards violence and crime. In some of the research reports, it is seen
that more than 50 billion people around the world have been affected due to the increasing
amount of drug overdoses and drug addictions. Around, $600 billion rehabilitation center are
found which are giving medical and productive treatments to the individuals who are struggling
with drug addictions. In this assignment, we are here to discuss what kind of challenges people
are facing around the world who are directly or indirectly related to the drug addiction and drug
overdose.
The effects and challenges of an increase in drug addiction and overdoses
Drug addiction and drug overdose have affect millions of people all over the world every year.
There are some biggest challenges have been found that are actually become the biggest issue
not only in local as well as in global perspective. Some of the serious issues are the increasing
ratio of crimes, accidents, injuries, impaired health, reduced quality of life and high death rates
are actually behind the reason of the misuse of the consumption of forbidden drugs
(Nandakumar, Gollakota & Sunshine, 2019).
Emerging Issues with drug addiction and overdose

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The increase in overdoses and drug addiction is continually rising over the 3 years. The 2018
survey indicates that the major factor that has led to the misuse of drugs is actually the
nonmedical pain relievers drug. The availability of these non-prescribed forbidden drugs are
become available in many sources such as from the doctors, the internet, and medicine cabinet
and from other online stores (Bohnert & Ilgen, 2019)
The overuse of drugs is the reason behind mental disorders, family disintegration and even
suicide which have become the notable issue all over the world. The data from mental health
services and substances abuse drug administration national survey has indicated that from 2015-
2018 about, 10million people are suffering from substance abuse from past years (Ciccarone,
2019).
In addition to the global federal governments are beginning to implement the health reform
legislation so that they can focus on giving individual attention to improve their overuse of drug
and mental illness as well. The new opportunities and converge of treatments are being
introduced for the prevention of overuse of drugs.
Throughout the estimated report, the research can be demonstrated that:
The national and global reports are indicated that the problems with over usage of drugs are not
only limited to an individual’s disorder, but it also can indicate a possible effect on safety and
health problems that may also result in mental illness (Ho, 2019).
 The drug addiction and over usage of drugs have indicated a complex of social and
biological determinants that disrupted medical conditions of mental sickness too.
 Many policies and prevention programs have been introduced in a national and global
perspective to educate the people on harms related to over usage of drugs (Cher, Morden
& Meara 2019).

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 The medication-assisted treatments can also be applied to manage the overuse of drugs
by facilitating the individuals with prevention relapse, improved outcomes, reducing the
substance disorders and by reducing the criminal behaviours.
 The recovery support services can also help in the national and global level so that the
individuals can achieve long term wellness.
The embedded preventions and recovery services can be taken into the large health care system
that will increase and will improve the quality of service by giving better outcomes to the
individuals suffering from drug overdose (Fernandez et al., 2019).
Conclusion
The overdose of drugs and non prescribed drugs has caused an alarming situation in the global
and national survey. The harms may include the homicides, interpersonal violence, overuse,
vehicle crashes and self-injuries. The reports have also indicated that it has lead to early deaths
of young and adolescents that were in the age of 13-25. In 2018, around 80million people in
global context reported themselves under the drug overdose in the past year.
In approach to national and global reports, it has aimed to bring societal factors that can improve
the well being, health and safety of the entire population in the world. Many countries are
addressing prevention programs to educate the young people as well as the people who are
influenced with drug overdose in order to bring in a healthy environment and efforts to reduce
the crime rates and to give sound health living to people.
References

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