Ageing out of drugs
Story of a person named as Clyde
In the article, McKenna tells the story of a person who was an active substance user, i.e. methamphetamine user (McKenna, aeon.co).
Research on active meth use and its outcomes
Treatment for the drug use
According to the article, nearly 22 million Americans require therapy for a drug or alcohol problem. However, only 11.6 percent of those got the required treatment in the year 2014. Nearly, two-thirds of the addicted users successfully reduce their consumption or quit using the drug without formal help. The author notes that it is important to work on new recovery processes (McKenna, aeon.co).
What is “ageing out”?
Ageing out is related to thinking of moving out of the problem of substance use, abuse, or addiction with the passage of time due to age-related factors such as taking care of children, and fulfilling general societal expectations (McKenna, aeon.co).
McKenna’s views and points about the research
McKenna tells that usually treatment seekers are males of younger ages. Homelessness is an important threat in the relapse of drug use. Moreover, poverty can also increase the chances of drug use (McKenna, aeon.co).
Why did I choose this article?
I chose this article as it starts with the real life story of a person; thereby, helping in grabbing the attention of reader and knowing the meanings of ageing out of drug with the passage of time. Moreover, the author has initially made a thorough description of drug-use-related issues, and then described the process of ageing out that is helpful in illustrating the message of the article.
The article contains references and authentic sources; thereby, making it one of the most influential study. For example, McKenna gives references to the article published in Journal of Studies on Alcohol; the research by National Criminal Justice Reference System, and the study of National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
I also preferred the article as it has presented some important statistics from authentic sources such as the ages of drug users and percentages of specific drug or substance users or alcohol drinkers. Moreover, the author has explained the statistics in a very reader friendly manner. On a further note, the author has tried to give the latest possible information and statistics rather than working on information without considering its time of publication.
Works Cited
McKenna, Stacey. " Ageing out of drugs". Aeon. Aeon Media Group Ltd., 2016. Web. 11 Jan. 2017 <https://aeon.co/essays/most-drug-users-stop-without-help-so-long-as-they-re-not-poor>.
