Narcotics
When someone says the word narcotic, what do you think of? Do you think of the shady, run down parts of a big city, where drug peddlers play hide and seek with today's youngsters? Perhaps you think of a rich businessman, who spends his coffee break in the company bathroom snorting cocaine to keep up with works' stresses and long hours. The word narcotic refers to many different drugs, the way they are administered, and whether their use is for good or bad. In the articles I read for this reaction paper, I learned about both sides of the narcotic spectrum. First, I read about the use of morphine with regard to pain patients, and the controversy that surrounds it. Second, I read about the deadly effects snorting heroin has had on a rich suburban area in Texas. In this essay, I will voice my reactions to both articles read, and in addition, I will critique both pieces of work. Article 12 -"The Case For Morphine", by Christine Gorman, was a terrifically researched piece on the pain killer, morphine. It seems the author chose an area of substance abuse that is rather gray, and that asks the question of "if a drug that is under most situations cons
Two things that I did see in this piece were 1) stereotyping (where it is assumed that rich, white kids have nothing better to do or spend their money on than drugs) and 2) incorrect assumption of cause/effect relationship ("Dad works. You don't want to be cruel, but sometimes you wont how hard they looked"). I wouldn't feel so safe to say that the sources he/she used were that reliable either. idered highly addictive and bad, but can help a lot of people that suffer from life long pain, why don't we use it more for the good or at least research it more?" Gorman seems to answer a lot of her own questions by supporting the article thoroughly with facts about morphine, the way the body responds to pain and pain relief and the difference between dependence and addiction. I don't feel that it is correct to say that because a lot of the parents work in this town, they don't spend a lot of time with their kids; therefore, the lack of parental guidance is the cause of the kids drug use. While I felt that the author's motivation for writing this essay was (and should have been) because of the increasingly high usage rate of heroin amongst teens in a wealthy, Texas "boom town", I was confused as to why the title of the article was such that is was. I felt excitement in her words, which is a lot more than I can say for Katz. Article 28-"Teens fear needles, so they snort heroin", by Jesse Katz, was another interesting article that I read. While there is no evidence that Ms. Regardless, I will definitely take away something from both of the articles I read. A lot of the parent said that they saw no sign of drugs. Jesse's arguments were weak and I was highly impressed with his/her article. I feel that it is safe to assume that Christine felt more comfortable with her topic and really supported it.
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