Chapter 6 Blog

10/17/18
This chapter covers addiction in its many forms as well as the different types of drugs. I think it would be fair to say that our generation has been exposed to some of these drugs more so than recent generations. I know that marijuana was very popular in high school and according to some statistics from some of my other school research papers, the use of recreational marijuana has steadily been climbing since the 90’s. I know that cross bred plants have different levels of THC and the general consensus among growers is that more THC is better. This produces a stronger high for the user which can lead to a feeling that they want to chase more. We are also in the midst of a huge opioid crisis that I have done research on multiple times. Recently, doctors have been more understanding and have been tougher on who they prescribe painkillers too because these people who abused painkillers have been more prone to seek out other opioids once their prescription runs out. Painkillers can give way to heroin which can give way to fentanyl which can give way to car-fentanyl which can all be deadly when misused. Addiction is no joke and can happen to anyone. It is important that we be careful with our prescriptions and keep this chapters information in mind when thinking about our family members or friends that may be suffering from addiction.

As for my health journey goals this week, I had a great week of lifting weights and tried to change up my routine a little bit. I tried some new workouts and felt great afterwards. I love the feeling of being tired after a good workout, it feels like the perfect way to end my day with an accomplishment. I have started timing my runs and am currently trying to get my mile and a half time under 11 minutes and 45 seconds. This will help me when I start taking PT tests for potential jobs. I am not quite there yet and have a little ways to go. I am currently at about 12 minutes and 15 seconds. I have been taking my dog with me in order to help motivate myself and also to accommodate his physical exercise needs. My diet did slip a little bit on Wednesday but other than that it was pretty balances. Overall I feel like I had a pretty good week and it was definitely something to build on.