How do I narrow down a substance abuse topic?
Question by Samantha: How do I narrow down a substance abuse topic?
In my sociology class we need to submit a research topic/question and I need some help narrowing down my topic. Our teacher says it has to be something plausible, debatable etc. It can be anything that doesn’t make sense if you study it if you get what I’m saying. Anyhow this subject is interesting to me so I think that will help.
Experience:
I work at a substance abuse treatment center
Some of the clients are veterans with PTSD etc.
My mom used from when I was 10-17 and my brothers were 1-7 and 2-8 she stopped because my brothers were taken away from her and she decided it wasn’t worth it.
My dad used from the time I was 10 until a few years ago. He abused marijuana, pain pills the lighter things if you want to call them until he went to Africa to help with the refugees. He then came back and got into meth really bad. (I’m 24)
My mom and dad divorced when I was 5 so I grew up with different relationships with both of them.
K so I’m thinking I want to do something that involves how having parents like that affect children, maybe some PTSD type stuff knowing that set my dad off when he came home from that horrid/rewarding experience.
I just have to narrow it down a little more and into a sort of question.
Best answer:
Answer by Maria
That’s kind of tough to narrow down. You could do something about how parents’ abusing drugs affects their children’s own development, or whether or not it causes the children to abuse drugs later in life, or whether or not there’s a genetic connection between the parents’ using and the children’s using – but maybe that’s too medical rather than sociological. Then again, it would be a great debate subject. You know, nature or nurture (so to speak)? Or you could do something about PTSD and how sufferers of PTSD self-medicate by abusing drugs, what their alternatives are, what the treatments are.
Great subject, and good for you in that you’ve risen above your upbringing and are doing something so meaningful and giving. Good luck with this. I wish I could have helped more.
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Does Rehab sound like a good option for me? Is there any centers that don’t involve God?
Question by Jen Heartacher: Does Rehab sound like a good option for me? Is there any centers that don’t involve God?
I’m 19 years old, have been suffering from Depression and Anxiety since age 8, eating disorder at 12 and alcoholism since age 14, and also tried my first suicide attempt at 14. I’ve tried multiple drug treatments for depression, none of which have worked, and after all these years I still am struggling with depression and alcoholism, I’m 19 and very close to rock bottom(or as low as I want to go.) I realized I don’t have anything in common with my friends except for we are all alcoholics, and over the years I have lost a lot of friends and now all the friends I seem to have left are also drinkers, I don’t want to live this life anymore. I have bad depression and anxiety, the more I feel depressed, the more I want to drink, the more I drink the more I feel depressed, it’s a never ending cycle.
Does rehab sound like a good option for me? Money is not an Issue since it would be covered by the government. But I am not religious, and don’t want God to be pressured on me. Any suggestions?
Best answer:
Answer by Alderton
Try a cognitive behavioral therapist first. They can assess you and help you figure out what steps you should take to help yourself. They can teach you coping skills etc. It involves a lot of work, but you seem pretty motivated to help yourself which is an amazing first step. And if that doesn’t seem to be working well, they can refer you to places that will fit your needs. They’re pretty good at handling the God pressure thing. They’re trained to be open minded. Good luck!
Answer by kicknaround
are you thinking about that 12 step program? it just doesn’t work for some people who might not think there is a higher power.
it’s great that you want to change your life style. i really think rehab will be good for you. call around to the rehab places in your area. i think the first thing to do is to find a good psychologist in your city, check rating sites. it will help with your depression so you won’t start drinking again.he can give you ideas/options that will help you. he will be an objective person who will not judge you. you really need help with your depression. it’s private,secure,supportive.no one has to know you are going. it will give you self esteem. your story needs to be told.
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How to speak to younger sister about alcohol abuse and life?
Question by CuriousKitty: How to speak to younger sister about alcohol abuse and life?
I am concerned about my younger sister, and I will attempt to give you as much detail in as possible without writing a novel.
I’m 26, live on East Coast. Younger sister, 22, lives 2000 miles away, with her fiance, 36, their 10 month old son, and our mom. Sister and mom have been out there about 5 years now, going to school, trying to live their lives, I guess. Fiance has full time job, Mom is finally pursuing the degree she always wanted to get; sister is 1.5 semesters away from a Bachelor’s in anthropology, which the highest degree anyone in our immediate family has achieved. I’m so proud of her, and I want nothing more for her to finish, and ideally, move back east.
The problem is that from what I hear from my mother, she and her fiance drink every night, and not just one or two drinks. The drinks ranging from beer to whiskey. In addition to the amount of money they spend daily/weekly on alcohol and cigarettes, they tend to leave evidence of their drinking everywhere, and I guess sometimes are so exhausted from it all that my mother ends up taking care of the baby in the morning until one of them gets up. When she and fiance fight, it’s loud, angry, and something tends to get broken, but it’s definitely from both sides. There’s never threat of physical violence toward each other, or the baby though. Just objects or walls. This in turn stresses my mother out, because she’s going to school full time, and has 2 part time jobs just to try and have a little money, and is sick to death of the alcohol, drugs, and breaking of things. None of us want my sister screwing up her schooling, when she’s so close, because of the drinking, but it’s hard to talk to her about things like that, because she is infamous for getting REALLY angry and not speaking to anyone. I tried recently when I visited to give her some insight, some things I’ve been learning about relationships and life and such, and I thought she had taken it to heart, but I’m concerned that wasn’t really the case.
All of us have our own issues. I’m dealing with my own problems right now, and don’t feel as though I am in a position to be able to help- I’m going to start seeing a counselor next week, I’m unemployed and trying to regain my life and figure out a complex relationship myself. My mother has her own issues to deal with, as does everyone else in our family, it seems. My older sister, here on the east, too, also has a young child, no partner, is going to school, and has a personality and attitude quite similar to my younger sister and my mother, and likewise is also in no position to help. What kills me most about this, is that even though we come from a long line of alcoholics, addicts, and depression, not to mention women who enable and love too much, on both sides, neither our mother nor our father did things like that. Our childhood was not necessarily the best- there is a large extent to which I don’t think our parents were there for us or encouraging/loving on an emotional level as much as they should have been, but they didn’t drink, or abuse drugs, or throw and break things. Yell, yes. But that was the worst of it.
I guess I understand to an extent that she’s acting out because she doesn’t necessarily know any better, and her fiance, too has his own issues with himself, his family, and his addictions, that really need to be addressed. But, he’s a 36 year old man, he’s been on his own since he was 17, nobody can tell him what to do. I want to help so badly before something terrible ends up happening but I seriously feel helpless. I don’t want to just sit back and watch their lives go downhill, even though that’s what my boyfriend would suggest I do- they’re adults, they make their own decisions, you can’t worry about them. Well I do! I want them all to go to some kind of counseling, if they can fit it into their schedules, but I cannot make them. I know you can’t help anyone if they aren’t willing to help themselves. I just don’t know what to do. I would like to be there for my sister, be the sister I always should have been, but I am at a loss. I’ve asked her to talk to me, anytime she wants, but she doesn’t. How can I communicate to her without her taking everything as a direct insult and potentially not talking to me again? I love her so much, I love my nephew, and I’d love the fiance if he would stop acting like a teenager. I just want us all to be happy, healthy, and no longer participate in this stupid cycle we’ve known all our lives.
Please help me help my sister. Thank you.
Best answer:
Answer by Schweppesy
Say
“Its none of my business what you do with your life so I’ll stop being nosey and get on with my own life” then follow through
Answer by loyal_sequeira
this might sound stupid, but copy and paste your question to them. what I admire most about this question is that you are not taking anyone’s side and you are being neutral…it is important for them to understand that their behaviour effects you, and why does it effect you, because you truly care for them…I would suggest that you pose them (your sister and her partner) this question and see what you get for a reply.
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Can friends of drug addicts attend alanon meetings? Philadelphia Meetings?
Question by ally: Can friends of drug addicts attend alanon meetings? Philadelphia Meetings?
I know alanon was original created for friends and family of alcoholics but I was wondering if friends of drug addicts can attend as well? Additionally, Does anyone know of alanon meetings in the Philadephia area that are open to beginners and accepting of younger adults? Thank you.
Best answer:
Answer by Trevor
I don’t know, maybe. If you’re both going their as friends of drug-abusers, maybe going and talking to some of them could help you learn tips that could help you with your friend.
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Has a man ever taken dilantin and conceived a child?
Question by sarah: Has a man ever taken dilantin and conceived a child?
We have been ttc for a while now and i read up on dilantin and it has infertility side effects. My husband takes 500mg a day for his epilepsy. He is going to the doc to see if they can change his meds.
Has any man taken this and conceived and how many milligrams were u taking at the time? Serious inquiries only please.
Best answer:
Answer by Nemrod Kedem
Hi,
Dilantin is an anticonvulsant prescription drug used to treat people who suffer from epileptic seizures. According to the New York Methodist Hospital and the Minnesota Men’s Health Center, Dilantin (phenytoin) may cause a lower sperm count and can lead to infertility in men. This is, however, not among the most common side effects of the medication, which include headaches, dizziness, drowsiness, insomnia, mild tremors and nausea. The severity of side effects usually depends on the dosage, as well as on the length of treatment. Some people taking Dilantin have also reported rashes and other skin irritations and liver damage.
In order to measure the actual risk or likelihood of infertility from taking this medication, it is telling that many professional sites dealing specifically with Dilantin do not actually list a decreased sperm count as a side effect. The sites that do refer to the possibility of infertility are often more general in nature and deal with phenytoin drugs and other long-term medical treatment more globally.
Good luck,
Nemrod Kedem
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