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Punishing Drug Addicts Who Have Babies: Women of Color, Equality, and the Right of Privacy Smith034 (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC)Main ArgumentSmith034 (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC) → Drug addicts that choose to carry their pregnancy should not be punished in any way because it violates their equal protection and privacy reproductive rights. Smith034 (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC)Basic PointsSmith034 (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC) → Mothers that give birth to babies that test positive for drugs are prosecuted → most of the women that are being prosecuted are poor black women → The government will choose either to either help these mothers have a healthy pregnancy or will punish them for prenatal conduct. The government will more likely choose to punish the mothers than help them. → Mothers that have a drug problem are afraid to ask for help due to the chances of being punished. → Violating a black women's reproductive rights prolongs a racist hierarchy in society. → Reproductive freedom is based off of the white middle class perspective which only focuses on abortion. → Black women are more likely to be punished because of their race, gender, and social status. Smith034 (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC)Supporting EvidenceSmith034 (talk) 20:20, 10 October 2018 (UTC) → Pregnant drug addicts are given little to no prenatal care. → Most pregnant addicts are imprisoned during their pregnancy and custody rights of their children are immediately taken from them. → Poor black women that use drugs are more likely to be reported due to their associations with public schools, welfare agencies, and probation officers. Due to the their many associations, poor black women are under greater government supervision. → Hospitals will perform tests and screenings based on stereotypes. One of the screenings is the mother's failure to prenatal care.

Discrimination Against Drug Addicts
Due to the lack of information about drug addiction and drug addicts, people do not understand how an individual can become an addict. Drug addiction has been categorized as a subcategory of mental illness. They are referred to as co-occurring disorders, which means if a person is dealing with an addiction, they may also struggle with a mental illness. Most individuals who suffer from drug dependency are nearly twice as likely to suffer from a mental illness as well. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 8.9 million adults who have an addiction also have a psychiatric disorder. When dealing with either a mental illness or a drug addiction some symptoms people will experience are being incapable of controlling their own impulses and mood swings.

When an individual falls victim to drug addiction, they will undergo the five stages of addiction which are the first use, the continued use, tolerance, dependence, and addiction. The first use stage, is the stage where individuals experiment with drugs and alcohol. This is the stage where individuals will partake in drug use because of curiosity, peer pressure, emotional problems etc. They discover how the drug will make them feel. In the continued use stage, individuals know how the drug makes them feel and is likely to notice that they’re not getting “high” as quickly as they use to. In the tolerance stage, the brain and the body have adjusted to the drug and it takes longer to get the “high” an individual is seeking. Tolerance arrives after a period of continued use and is one of the first warning signs of addiction. In the dependence stage, the brain becomes accustomed to the drug and doesn’t function well without it. Substance abusers become physically ill without the use of drugs and will begin to develop symptoms of withdrawal. This is sign that the addiction is beginning to take hold of the individual. In the addiction stage, individuals find it impossible to stop using drugs even if they do not enjoy it or if their behavior has caused problems within an individual's life.

With the increasing amount of adults that suffer with an addiction, only a few will receive treatment due to the complexity of health care systems. Most health care systems do not have insurance coverage for addiction recovery and many health care providers have little to no training in treating addiction. Some doctors do not feel comfortable treating an addiction due to their lack of knowledge and training of the topic. This is one of the reasons why drug dependence is difficult to recover from.

Smith peer review
Good start on your draft! I appreciate how you put which section you are going to contribute your work and great citations of your references.I knew exactly what you would be adding and you have the right amount of points and sources that are required. Each point was made in order and was explained. You make the point that drug addiction and mental illness is not the same, I would explain this a little more, like what makes you makes this? Also don't forget to add/explain how your topic relates to human rights. Also in the fourth sentence there should be a comma between disorders and which. Also I would word the beginning of the second paragraph differently. Good job explaining the drug addiction process. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ksande15 (talk • contribs) 04:53, 3 November 2018 (UTC). Review by Ksande15

Lack of Information about Drugs
Due to the lack of information about drug addiction and drug addicts, people do not understand the root of addiction. Drug addiction has been categorized as a subcategory of mental illness. They are referred to as co-occurring disorders, which means if a person is dealing with an addiction, they may also struggle with a mental illness. Most individuals who suffer from drug dependency are nearly twice as likely to suffer from a mental illness. According to to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, about 8.9 million adults who have an addiction also have a psychiatric disorder. When dealing with either a mental illness or a drug addiction some symptoms (?) people will experience are being (p.v./w.c.) incapable of controlling their own impulses and mood swings. With the increasing amount of adults that suffer with an addiction, only a few (percentage??) will receive treatment due to the complexity of health care systems. Most health care systems (or individuals?) do not have insurance coverage for addiction recovery and many health care providers have little to no training in treating addiction. Some doctors do not feel comfortable treating an addiction due to their lack of knowledge and training of the topic. (Sources for this paragraph?)

Most individuals that discriminate against addicts do not understand the struggle of addiction and how an individual can become an addict. The addiction process is made up of four stages, including the experimentation stage, the occasional use, the regular use, and lastly compulsive use. In the experimentation stage, most drug users are motivated through peer pressure, curiosity, emotional problems, and weight loss. In the occasional use stage, drug users begin to crave drugs in which they start to fall into the next stage, regular use. In the regular stage, most drug user do not become “regular users” until after being on the drug for about a year. In the compulsive use stage, drug users will typically become dependent on the drug and will experience withdrawal symptoms. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smith034 (talk • contribs) 19:20, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Good revisions - just pay close attention to syntax and the spots I have flagged! Profemanley (talk) 22:34, 21 November 2018 (UTC)profemanley