READING 5 (JOURNAL ENTRY)

Reading 5.1 (Australia’s Methadone Mess)

Methadone-a government-sanctioned narcotic- is dispensed free or at a very low cost to over 23,000 heroin addicts in public and private clinics and pharmacies across Australia that works by activating the brain’s opiate receptors. Methadone does not really help drugs addicted given that the drugs addicted continued to inject heroin and overdose of Methadone can harm the patient. Injected of Methadone may also increased the risk to be affected viral diseases like HIV. Methadone program cannot help because it’s just like replacing one narcotic with another given that Methadone is one of the drugs. The only way that can help addicts to live a normal life is quitting by a long-term rehabilitation in which addicts receive counseling for the problem that prompted them to use drugs in the first place.

Reading 5.2 (Out of Puff)

This article is about smoking issue among female. From the article, more and more female become smoker. They don’t see the link between their action today and the consequences tomorrow. This is because, smoking give a lot of bad affects to the women especially a greater risk of miscarriage, breast and skin cancer and also impact on fertility and menstruation as well as harm unborn babies. Most female smoking because they believe smoking can reduce their weight and if they stop smoking, they gain some weight. However, it doesn’t matter how little they smoke or what type of cigarette they choose, smoking can kills. Smokers can seek help from the Nicotine replacement Therapy, Medication or support.