Substance Abuse and Addiction

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This paper discusses the phenomenon of the increasing incidence of substance abuse and addiction in the United States. The paper discusses the effects of substance abuse on the addicted individual, as well as everyone who is associated with that person, such as family members, neighbors and co-workers.

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"Introduction Substance abuse addiction in the United States is an issue that has continued to grow each year of the last several decades. In some portions of society the addictions to substances are so prevalent that people think of addiction as a common element of society, without concern for what is happening to the people that are affected by the addiction. Those that are affected are not merely the addicts, but the families, co-workers, and neighbors of substance abuse addicts. Furthermore, the affects of substance abuse will ultimately exist throughout the social order to the extent that society becomes nonchalant about substance abuse addiction, with condemnation for those that do the abusing. "

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