The Problem of Obesity

The negative impact of the drug addiction on the psychological condition and physical health of addicts is well-known, but J. Draper refers to the recent study which reveals the possible connection between the cocaine addiction and the risk of the development of dementia. The author of the article provides a brief description of the study and its main findings. The main idea is the revelation of the increased amount of iron in the blood of cocaine addicts. The author argues that the elevated level of iron may trigger the development of serious health problems like Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. However, the overall conclusion the author makes is uncertain because the author argues that the mechanism of the development of the Parkison’s disease is different from the mechanism traced in cocaine addicts. Even though both the cocaine addiction and the Parkinson’s disease involve the elevated level of iron, the latter still has a different mechanism of the progress of the disease compared to the mechanism observed in cocaine addicts.  At the same time, the author does not provide details of the study, including very fragmentary information about participants of the study, methodology used and essence of the study. Instead, the author of the article reduces the article and the analysis of the study to the basic identification of the purpose of the study and discussion of conclusions of the study which turn out to be highly controversial.The Drug Addiction; The Problem of Obesity