Benjamin Rush Research Paper

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Benjamin Rush: The Evolution of Addictions and The Test of Time. The definition of addiction is one with varying factors. One can claim that they are addicted to watching a show, only to watch it in its entirety, feel a bit depressed that it’s over, then they move on with their lives. Another individual that is addicted to a substance such as alcohol will deny the fact that their livelihood is dependent on imbibing on the substance and that they feel they have no control over their lives. For an addicted individual, denial is followed by the attempts of pushing others away or self-isolation to the point where they become a shell of their former self. One must also take into consideration the environment and culture that an individual is exposed …show more content…
Although addictions may take many different forms from behaviors to substances, they all have the same effect of impeding progression. Humans are habitual creatures; they’re prone to behave in ways where there is little room for change. The moment that we are put in a new situation, we revert to behaviors that have best suited us in the past as they were shown to work. Humans following routines and comfort have created periods of stagnation during times of reconstruction and innovation. There are a few people in history who decided that changes had to be made for the betterment of civilization. One individual who goes by the name of Benjamin Rush decided to dive deep into the machinations of alcohol addiction in pursuit of progress. The knowledge that he possessed along with the driving factors behind his studies allowed future generations to alter their preconceived notions of addictions along with the varying degrees and forms that they …show more content…
Benjamin Rush was born on January 4, 1746, in Byberry, a Province of Pennsylvania in British America. He was the son of John Rush, a gunsmith and farmer, and Susanna Hall Harvey. In 1751, John dies, leaving Susanna to provide for the family by running a general store and leaving Benjamin at the young age of five fatherless. At the age of eight, Benjamin and his older brother Jacob Rush (who later grew up to become a lawyer) attended West Nottingham Academy, which was run by their uncle Reverend Samuel Finley and Benjamin was convinced by Finley to become a physician. Later on his education, he attends the College of New Jersey (which later becomes Princeton University in 1895) where he graduates with a B.A. at the age of fourteen. Post-graduation, Rush became an apprentice of Dr. John Redman, a physician who was also the first president of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia along with being a member of the American Philosophical Society (APS) and was encouraged to further his studies at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland where Redman had previously attended. From 1766 to 1768, Rush studied at the University of Edinburgh to pursue his M.D. degree and throughout his studies, he became fluent in French, Italian, and Spanish, and also befriended William Leslie, an officer of the British Army during the American Revolutionary
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