Works Cited

Davies, Leah. Educator`s Guide to Children Affected by Parental Drug Abuse. [www.kellybear.com, 2010. 1. http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip66.html

Gavaz, . Broadband Fraternity’ Must Contribute to a Universal Anti-Drug Campaign. UK: Broadband Suppliers, 2009. 1.
http://www.broadbandsuppliers.co.uk/uk-isp/broadband-fraternity-must-contribute-to-a-universal-anti-drug-campaign/

Parental Drug Use in the Home and Family Relationships in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Florida: Florida Drug Rehad Services, 2009. 1.
http://www.florida-drug-rehab.org/2010/10/drug-use-in-lauderdale-lakes-fl/

Parental Drug Use in the Home and Family Relationships in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Florida: Florida Drug Rehad Services, 2009. 1.http://www.florida-drug-rehab.org/2010/10/drug-use-in-lauderdale-lakes-fl/

Smith, Milenda. Drug Abuse and Addiction. HelpGuide.org, 2009. http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm

Reflection Paragraph on Sources

Finding Sources on my topic of drug abuse was fairly easy, but timely. There are a lot of sources relating to my topic and most of them were really helpful to me. The most helpful source that I encountered was; http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm. This source helped the most because it taught me all of the signs and symptoms of drug abuse, also because it taught me how I could potentially helped the person abusing drugs. I would say that the most trustworthy source would be the source I just gave because it was created or contributed to by doctor or medical associates. The sources that displayed the most bias was the blogs and articles on preventing drug abuse because they were all for proving drugs to be bad and preventing the use of drugs in everyone.

Reflection Paragragh on Process

Researching and specifying facts about my topic was a long and hard process. Even though it was time consuming I still enjoyed learning more about my topic and knowing that I'm not alone in trying to end this issue. I think the easiest part about my blog was finding information because my topic is widely spread and very important. If I had to do this project again the thing I would change is getting all of my post done on time and not wait until the last minute to do things. I really enjoyed getting to share this issue to others and the feeling it gives me to know I'm making a difference.

Wordle #2

This wordle reflects all of the factors and components that can cause, deal with, happen because of, and result in someone abusing drugs. The process of making this wordle was quite easy. I feel it was easy because of all the information and facts that I have discovered through researching my topic of drug abuse. I feel this wordle can really touch someone’s emotions and make them want to prevent these things from happening. This wordle I feel will help me muster up enough people to really make a difference in someone’s life that is dealing with drug abuse.

Reflection Paragraph on Findings

Throughout my research I found many interesting facts and many people trying to help both parental drug abuse and drug abuse. One thing that surprised me the most was that one in six children, in school today, are dealing with their parents abusing drugs. My topic was full of interesting facts, but the most important fact is parental drug abuse, and drug abuse itself, can lead to other serious things such as; suicide, murder, depression, and much more. A question that I still have is why, even with the help centers, is the rate of drug abuse still increasing? Lastly, I feel even more emotional and passionate about my topic, and I think that if people can really know about my topic, then they will feel the same way too.

Finding Paragraph 3

Drugs are known for there addictivness and health reducing side affects. Should a parent be allowed to do drugs when they have a child at home? Parents are potentially a kids greatest role model, and try to be a positive influence in their childs life. In order for a parent to have a good kid they must be that childs hero (Bob Roach). The people a child tries to please the mosts is their parents and if their parents are on drugs, then they can not please them because their parents will only be focused on the drugs and where they can get more. Just this fact alone can devistate a childs life tremendously! Children - teenagers as well as youngsters - naturally look for role models to shape their attitudes and behaviors (WWW.kidsgoals.com). If a child doesn't have their parents their as a role model because they are on drugs, then their kid is either do the same thing or shut himself out from the world because they do not feel like they have someone there for them. Drug abuse is starting to be recognized as a serious issue organizations are setting up policies to stop drug abuse and drugs use in general. Overall I am satisfied with what is being done against drug abuse, but there is still a lot to be done around the world and I hope I can become a positive influence to many in helping stop this major issue.

Finding Paragraph 2

Parents who abuse drugs typically don't care about anything else, but getting their next high or where they can get their new supply (former abuser). Why do people, specifically parents, abuse drugs? People generally take drugs to either feel good (i.e., sensation seekers or anyone wanting to experiment with feeling high or different) or to feel better (i.e., self-medicators or individuals who take drugs in an attempt to cope with difficult problems or situations, including stress, trauma, and symptoms of mental disorders) (The NIDA; national institute on drug abuse). Drugs, as you may know, is one of the leading causes of deaths today and is continueing to increase due to influences in bands, singers, sports players, and other idols. Celebrities are all too often dealt with leniently, which in turn is sending out the wrong message to adults and young people (UN's International Narcotics Control Board). Drugs only lead to bad decisions, money lose, and abuse to yourself and others around you. With drug abuse spreading rapidly and people finding new ways to do drugs, the issue can only get worse and lead to worse things for the abusers and their families.

Finding Paragraph 1

I have found a lot of interesting information about parental drug abuse and the affects it has on the parents kids and family members.Looking through articles and trying to figure out which ones were best and most appropriate to use was one of the hardest, not to mention one of the most time consuming processes of creating my blog. One interesting fact I found was one in six children in school today are dealing with drug abusing parents (Leah Davies of WWW.Kellybear.com). Knowing this information really helped me answer my question of how many kids are affected by parental drug abuse today, and it also allowed me to focus on ways to help narrow this number down. Also, my question of what kind of drug has the most negative affect on a person; I felt was answered by the quote: Whether you’re addicted to nicotine, alcohol, heroin, Xanax, speed, or Vicodin, the effect on the brain is the same: an uncontrollable craving to use that is more important than anything else, including family, friends, career, and even your own health and happiness (WWW.helpguide.org). Lastly, the biggest informational text I found was in an article from "helpguide.org", which told me all about the signs, symptoms, and how to prevent drug abuse. I feel I have found a lot of valuable information and I feel I am making a big impact in stopping parnetal drug abuse.

Quote #5

"A consistent global finding is that substance abuse runs in families."- http://family.jrank.org/pages/1648/Substance-Abuse-Family-Factors-Contributing-Risk-Resiliency.html#ixzz1IZ5mls8W

This Quote was taken out of an article on substance abuse and the affects it has on people abusing and the people around the abusers. This article also talks about how substance abuse runs in the families of abusers and why it usually does. I believe this quote can really let people see how fast and widely this issue can spread and that people must act now in trying to stop parental drug abuse, so we can help these kids who are being affected by this issue.

Quote #4

"Kids of substance abusing parents will be at higher risk for emotional, physical and mental health issues." - Nate Rodney
This Quote was taken from an article I found on Parental Drug Abuse and affects it has on their kids. It talk about how the kids dealing with this are put into a greater risk for having health issues then kids that aren't dealing with this. The article that this quote was taken from talks about the affects parental drug abuse has on kids and their futures. I think this quote will really strengthen my argument on stopping this issue and bettering kids lives.

http://www.holisticjunction.com/articles/Parental-Substance-Abuse-Increases-Childrens-Risk.html

graph/chart/map and citation

This graph shows the ammount of drugs people smoked in a week and in a month. This graph relates to my topic by showing how many people smoke/do drugs in a week and a month, in which gives an insight on how this can become addicting.



http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k7nsduh/2k7results.cfm

quote #3

"Whether you’re addicted to nicotine, alcohol, heroin, Xanax, speed, or Vicodin, the effect on the brain is the same: an uncontrollable craving to use that is more important than anything else, including family, friends, career, and even your own health and happiness."-

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm

This quote was taken out of an article on drug abuse. The article talks about the signs and symptoms of drug abuse and how it affects the abusers and people around them lives. Lastly, it talks about how you as an everyday person can help a drug abuser and the people affected by them.
I chose this quote because it shows how people can get when they are an abuser of drugs. Also, it shows how being a drug abuser can affect the people around you and how hard it is for them, especially if they are a kid. This quote uses the persuasive technique of big names and ties in with another persuasive technique, which is pathos because the affects of these names causes your emotions to come into play with the way you feel about my topic.

quote #2

“Repeated drug use alters the brain—causing long-lasting changes to the way it looks and functions.” -

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm

This quote was taken from an article that talks about the signs and symptoms of drug abuse and the causes it has on both the abuser and people around them. I chose this quote because it gives people a mental image on what can happen to a drug abuser and how it could affect people around them. Lastly, I chose this quote because it will motivate people to want to help these people so that they don't have to mess their brain up and affect the people around them. This quote uses the propaganda technique of hidden fears because people don't want their brains altered, so they will act and help so that it won't happen to others.

quote #1

"A conservative estimate is that one in six children in school today has a parent who is dependent on or addicted to alcohol or other drugs." - Leah Davies.

http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip66.html

This quote came from an article that talks about how people can make a difference in the lives of an abuser and how they can help those people. Also, it talks about how drug abuse can affect kids of an abuser and what the signs are to tell who those kids might be. I chose this quote because it gives an insight on how important and wide spread this issue is. Also, I believe when people read this quote they will want to try to reduce this issue and help those kids of drug abusing parents. This quote uses the persuasive technique of research and uses it in a way to strengthen the importance of this issue.

photo #3

I chose this photo because it shows the effort I'm putting in to stopping this issue and helping kids around the world. I feel that when people see this photo it will motivate them in a way that they will want to join me in helping stop this issue and helping those kids dealing with this issue. This picture uses the persuasive technique of karios because when you see it it gives you the feeling of wanting to act now.

Parental Drug Use in the Home and Family Relationships in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. Florida: Florida Drug Rehad Services, 2009. 1. Print.

http://www.florida-drug-rehab.org/2010/10/drug-use-in-lauderdale-lakes-fl/

photo #2

I chose this picture because I feel it displays the lifestyle of the kids with drug abusing parents. Also, I feel that by showing people how the kids have to be independent, then it will make people want to help more and make it easier on those kids. This photo really ties into my topic well and shows people what this issue does to kids. This photo uses the persuasive technique of pathos because when people see this photo they will want to help these kids and not let them be independent and antisocial all their lives.

photo #1

This photo is of a boy and his sister talking about how they feel that their dad doesn't love them when he does drugs. If you look closely you can see their dad doing drugs in the background as well. I picked this photo because I feel it ties in with how kids feel when they have to deal with drug abusing parents. Also, I think when people see this photo it will affect their emotions and will draw them into my topic. This photo uses propaganda in the form of plain folk because by using kids it could get in touch with everyday people and their past that they might have had to deal with.

Gavaz, . Broadband Fraternity’ Must Contribute to a Universal Anti-Drug Campaign. UK: Broadband Suppliers, 2009. 1. Print.


http://www.broadbandsuppliers.co.uk/uk-isp/broadband-fraternity-must-contribute-to-a-universal-anti-drug-campaign/

wordle #1

My wordle gives a brief picture of popularly used words that come up when you talk about parental drug abuse. My wordle was made from a paragraph taken from one of the articles i found. This article talked about how to identify a drug abuser through signs and symptoms. Also, it talked about how you can help these people out and be a big influence in stopping drug abuse. I think this wordle really expresses my topic perfectly and can give others an insight into my topic.

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm

Preliminary Links

http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherArticles/TeacherTip66.html
This website is about the lives of kids who are having to deal with drug abusing parents and what they go through. It also tells you how you can spot these kids out and what is the best way to help them. this website was created by Leah Davies and it can help me by giving me insight so that I can help these kids.

http://www.holisticjunction.com/articles/Parental-Substance-Abuse-Increases-Childrens-Risk.htmlThis website talks about what affects drug abusers have on their kids social and personal lives. Also it talks about how many children are dealing with a drug abusing parent. This website was created by Nate Rodney and this article can help me by telling me how many are dealing with this issue, which will help strengthen my argument.

<a href="http://family.jrank.org/pages/1648/Substance-Abuse-Family-Factors-Contributing-Risk-Resiliency.html%22%3ESubstance Abuse - Family Factors Contributing To Risk And Resiliency</a>This website talks about what drug abuse is and what the factors are that tie into people abusing drugs. This website was created by Net Industries and it can help me by letting me know what drug abuse is and what makes people do it, and with this information i can others and be able to relate to them.

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/drug_substance_abuse_addiction_signs_effects_treatment.htm
This website talks about the signs and symptoms of drug abuse, how someone can tell if another is a drug abuser, and how people can get help and recover from it. This website was created by Melinda Smith, M.A., and Joanna Saisan, MSW; and this article can help me by letting me know the signs and symptoms and also by telling me how to treat people, it will make me more of an influence and a helper to these people.

What I want to know.

My topic consists of many affecting drugs and what they do. I would like to know which drug has the most negative affect on people? I believe if I have this information I can really narrow my focuses down and become a big influence on preventing this issue. Furthermore, I would like to know what is the main cause or causes behind drug abuse, and how can we stop it? If I could learn about the causes of drug abuse, then I can have some background information on my topic and would be able to strengthen my abilities in stopping it. Lastly, but not least, I want to know what are the reasons people do drugs, should they be allowed to do them if a parent, why do they mainly do it, and how many kids are affected by this today? Knowing this information will really inform me on my topic and make me more of an influence in stopping parental drug abuse.

Known Information

Parental drug abuse is a world wide issue that is affecting all types of families and lifestyles. There are many types of drugs in the world today, which makes the cases of parental drug abuse different from others. Sense the issue is world wide it affects all ages ranging from newborns to senior citizens. Everyone who is close to an abuser or is an abuser themselves is affected by the issue and it can become a toll on your psychological and physical health. Many people dealing with this issue have ranged in affect from attempting or commiting suicide to inflicting pain on themselves and/or shutting themselves off from the world. Drug abuse has become worse over the years, especially sense some drugs are now legal in some states, and it will probably continue to get worse. The only way that this will decrease is if we as a nation can raise awarness and actually try and do something and be assiduous in our attempt in stopping parental drug abuse.

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Brainless

Drugs, one of the most addicting, yet negatively affecting things known to man. All my life, since I could remember, I have had to deal with both my mother and father doing, buying, or selling drugs. As a child I paid no attention to it, other than thinking that mommy and daddy were sick, mainly because I didn't understand what it was. When I reached the age of nine, I began to fully understand what my parents were doing, what was wrong with them, and why they couldn't help me with anything. Gradually their addictions grew to where it became an everyday thing of my parents doing drugs and not being able to function hardly at all. Dealing with these domestic issues has been rough for me over the years, but has ultimately made me a more independent person, given me a better outlook towards others, and a better outlook on life. This is my story behind my topic, I felt that I needed to bring this out in the open so that people can really see what happens to children dealing with similar ordeals.