Researchers say that in the past five years opioid drug addictions among Veterans have increased by 55 percent (Childress, 2016, p. 5). There are factors that are influencing this number to grow. As Lawrence has stated, doctors often prescribe opiates when troops get hurt and are in severe pain (2016, p. 3). This has become a problem because when troops need a quick fix, they jump to opiates as their first option. According to Szalavitz, addiction is considered to be a “maladaptive way of coping” (2016, p. 13). Therefore; as troops gets hurt often, their way of coping with pain are with opioids and that can lead to addiction. In the United States, Veterans are susceptible to drug addictions because of their vulnerability to physical and mental stress and they have easier access to opioid prescriptions that civilians do.
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Researchers say that in the past five years opioid drug addictions among Veterans have increased by 55 percent (Childress, 2016, p. 5). GOOD USE OF THEY SAY
There are factors that are influencing this number to grow. As Lawrence has stated, doctors often prescribe opiates when troops get hurt and are in severe pain (2016, p. 3). INDICATE YEAR AFTER AUTHOR
This has become a problem because when troops need a quick fix, they jump to opiates as their first option. According to Szalavitz, addiction is considered to be a “maladaptive way of coping” (2016, p. 13). Therefore; as troops gets hurt often, their way of coping with pain are with opioids and that can lead to addiction. In the United States, Veterans are susceptible to drug addictions because of their vulnerability to physical and mental stress and they have easier access to opioid prescriptions that civilians do.
VANEZA– I’M NOT SURE YOU’VE FIGURED OUT WHAT YOUR THESIS IS– YOU START BY INDICATING IT IS RELATED TO THE INCREASE IN DRUG USE- THEN YOU GO TO REASONS-THEN YOU GO TO COPING. PICK ONE PARTICULAR IDEA AND ASSERT WHETHER YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE AND WHY.