Topic: Addicted people to opioids.
Marion Frias Paz
EAP 1695
June 28, 2020
Annotated Bibliography
Joseph Goldberg, MD. (2018, February 05). What Is Drug Addiction? WebMD.
Retrieved from https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/drug-abuse-addiction?
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Summary: This article talks about addictions to drugs, how drugs affect the brain and
behavior. When a person is addicted, he cannot stop. The signs of the addiction are
people always have the drug with them, and they buy it even if them cannot afford it.
People spend more time alone, people don’t take care of yourself or care how you look,
people steal, lie, and feel sick when they try to quit.
Evaluation: This article was written by the doctor Joseph Goldberg; MD and it was
published through WebMD. WebMD is an American corporation known primarily as an
online
publisher of news and information pertaining to human health and well-being.
In my essay: I will use the concept of addiction and the effects on the brain.
Kreek MJ. (2016). Factors Contributing to Vulnerability to Develop a Specific Addiction.
WebMD.
Retrieved from
https://www.fda.gov/media/96423/download
Summary: This article talks about the Factors Contributing to Vulnerability to Develop
Specific Addiction and divide in Genetic and Environmental. Genetic are DNA, SNPs and
other polymorphisms; and Environmental are prenatal, postnatal, epigenetics, peer
pressure, cues, comorbidity (psychiatric), stress-responsivity.
Evaluation: This article was written by the doctor Kreek MJ; and it was published
through FDA. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public
health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs,
biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food
supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
In my essay: I will use all the Factors that Contributing to Vulnerability to Develop a
specific addiction.
National Institute on Drug Abuse. Drug Use and Addiction. MedlinePlus.
Retrieved from
https://medlineplus.gov/druguseandaddiction.html
Summary: This article talks about addictions to drugs, who is at risk for drug addiction,
the treatments for drug addiction and whether drug use and addiction can be prevent.
This article has very complete information.
Evaluation: This article is produced by MedlinePlus, which is an official source of
information. MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM),
the world’s largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
In my essay: I will use this source in my essay to show what are the treatments for drug
addiction.
