The Stigma against Methadone Users and the Healthcare Providers Who Help Them Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify a stigma against methadone users and those in the healthcare field who are trying to help them become drug free. Methadone is a synthetic drug brought to America in the 1960’s to help with opiate addiction. During the fifty years since then‚ it has been a very successful treatment drug‚ but a stigma has developed that to use this drug is to be considered a “junkie”
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absolute right against torture‚ and how you would try to meet the main objections to such a proposed right. This essay sets out to deal with the very important issues raised by the practice of torture in today’s society. More precisely‚ the point of this paper is to defend a right against torture‚ of which all people should benefit‚ and not just any kind of right‚ but one of an absolute nature. In order to deal with these issues the essay will firstly justify why and absolute right against torture
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the last decade or so corruption and its extensive harmful effects have gradually been recognized by the international community and organisations. The international community has as well increasingly realised the need for cooperation in the fight against this phenomenon. In the last ten to fifteen years many international declarations‚ recommendations and conventions have been agreed on to prevent and combat corruption. The thesis gives an overview of the development and some of the most important
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For many centuries‚ women have had to fight for their rights. In today’s society‚ women are still discriminated against in the workplace. Generations of women have sacrificed for woman today to have the opportunity to be able to have a voice on what they want to do in life. In the workforce‚ women make up 47% of the United States workforce (“Women’s Bureau (WB) - Quick Facts on Women in the Labor Force in 2010"). This is almost half but yet they are paid less than men. Men are often bound to receive
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They want to go up with the fashions. Just because of fact that they try to mention facts against school uniforms. Which is true to some extent. There are some students who face certain problems to stay up-to-date with latest fashion. However‚ it doesn’t affect majority of students. School uniforms are raising up as a big question in front students’ parents and school administration. There are some people against school uniforms but most of the community responds in very positive manner. School
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I quickly agreed with at the ending. “We cant keep doing what were doing.” What needs to be focus on is how we can prevent crime‚ specifically drug crime. This means an overall of the Criminal Justice system. Julie Stewart advocates for ’Families Against Mandatory Minimums’ and I agree with the moment shes trying to pass. Were filling our jail and prisons with low level offenders. As a result were perpetuating the cycle as kids see their parents go off to jail‚ and these youths thinking they too at
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Capital Punishment: For and Against Thesis One: In principle a case can be made on moral grounds both supporting and opposing capital punishment. Thesis two: Concretely and in practice‚ compelling arguments against capital punishment can be made on the basis of its actual administration in our society. Two different cases can be made. One is based on justice and the nature of a moral community. This leads to a defense of capital punishment. The second is based on love and the nature of an ideal
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orientation (homosexuality in this case)‚ but we cannot change its biological basis (Hamer & Copeland 1994; Kalat 1998)” (Good‚ Hafner‚ and Peebles). If this is the actual case‚ then just as a person would not discriminate against an innate left handed person‚ one should not discriminate against an innate
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I. Title of the Case Stipulation Against Marriage Claudine de Castro Zialcita vs. Philippine Airlines (PAL) II. View Point Claudine de Castro Zialcita complained against Philippine Airlines (PAL) for dismissing her from her job by reason of her contracting marriage. Upon dismissing her the respondent of Philippine Airlines (PAL) invoked their policy which states that flight attendant applicants must be single and will be automatically separated from employment in the event that they subsequently
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The debate against homework is quite interesting‚ actually. There are people on one side saying that we should be given no homework‚ people on another side saying that we should be given “quality” homework‚ and then you have people that are indifferent on the topic saying that we should be given homework‚ however to an extent. There are studies proving that all three sides have some points to back up their opinion on their topic. Those who are against homework believe that homework has no benefit
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