Rebecca Professor Mark Watman English500.2OL-SM13 28 July 2013 Preventing Child Abuse "Allison was washing the dishes and had just begun to dry them. All of a sudden‚ she heard the door slam. ’Girl‚ Where’s my food?’ the voice yelled. It was her father just getting home from work. Allison began to panic. Rushing to try and find a dish‚ her little five year old fingers dropped the plate and it smashed to the floor. Her father stomped into the kitchen and began to threaten to beat her.” Think
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CHILD ABUSE SONYA HOLMAN HH203 MEDICAL LAW & EHTICS 01/21/2015 CHILD ABUSE Child abuse: physical‚ sexual‚ emotional‚ or neglect of children by parents‚ guardians‚ or others responsible for the child’s welfare. Physical abuse consists of beating or inappropriately harsh discipline. Sexual abuse includes molestation‚ incest‚ rape‚ prostitution‚ or use of a child for pornographic purposes. Neglect can be physical in nature‚ educational‚ or emotional. Child abuse is a massive‚ daily and unreported
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Different types of abuse. Indicators of abuse. Factors that may lead to abuse. Physical: To cause physical pain and injury to another person‚ making them physically suffer from harm. Signs for physical abuse would be quite easy to spot as you can look for marks on people such as bruising‚ bite marks‚ burn marks or even fractures. Another indicator could be that the marks on their body are repetitive say for example they have bruising on their body and then a couple of weeks later they have more
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A. INTRODUCTION B. Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is sweeping the nation. 1. Attention-Getter: a. 500‚000 to 1‚000‚000 cases of Elderly abuse or neglect are recorded every year by authorities. Most of them are true‚ but the saddest thing is for every one of those cases there are between 12 and 15 cases that are not reported to proper authorities. ( Video ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgl8MkjHcPk 2. Bond: Link-to Audience: a. I recently had the misfortune of having
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Prescription drug abuse and dependence In the United States‚ easy access to prescription drugs such as sedatives and pain medications is posing a major threat‚ especially drug abuse and dependence. The nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs (NMUPD)‚ which is the same as using drugs without a prescription‚ and it is very common among young adults. For instance‚ drugs such as sedatives‚ opioids‚ and stimulants are commonly misused by adolescents simply for the experience or the feeling. The nonmedical
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to have been source of threat to lives and property. (Aluede 2000). The impact of substance abuse among Nigerian youths has been a hallmark of a morally bankrupt‚ decadent and wasted generation and loss of our societal values and ideals. The situation now appears to be such that no one can claim ignorance of what is happening. We cannot sit on the fence and criminally pretend on the menace of drug abuse among our young people. Little wonder‚ then that the immediate past UN Secretary General‚ Kofi
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April 18‚ 2010 The teenage years are often filled with doubt‚ vagueness‚ uncertainty and confusion due to much life Changing obstacles. More and more teens are turning to drugs to deal with their troubles and numb their pain. Teenage drug abuse is on a rising high. The drug choice by teens is pain relievers‚ prescription drugs‚ tranquilizers‚ and stimulants. Often teens also use sedative drugs to get high. Teenagers turn away from the streets to use drugs as a comfort zone. Teen users are
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Recent news reports indicate that child abuse is on the increase in Hong Kong. Attempt to account for this issue. Discuss the seriousness of the problem of child abuse in Hong Kong‚ and suggest at least 3 ways of dealing with it. Fight with child abuse! The schoolchild who invariably wears a forced smile‚ trying to conceal the unpalatable truth is Amy. Tiredness and Sadness are seemingly formidable to be taken away. Bruises and wounds are not going to hide themselves either. Apparently‚ the
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Illicit and legal prescription abuse is an ongoing problem in the United States and it affects millions of people across the country. Many research studies have been conducted on the number of individuals who abuse illegal and legal drugs‚ from various cultures and social economic backgrounds‚ but much of the research has been found to be bias‚ stating it mostly affects minority groups and low income families. Substance abuse whether it’s used illegally or through prescribed medications from a person’s
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Abuse is mistreatment by any other person or persons that violates a person’s human and civil rights. The abuse can vary from treating someone with disrespect in a way which significantly affects the person’s quality of life‚ to causing actual physical suffering. Abuse can happen anywhere - in a residential or nursing home‚ a hospital‚ in the workplace‚ at a day centre or educational establishment‚ in supported housing or in the street. Abuse can come in many forms and can affect a individual in
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