Substance Abuse in the African American Community Stating the Problem The contemporary problem that I would like to address is Substance abuse in African Americans community. Most Africain American uses Substance abuse as a stress reliever . They use religion by going to church to get strength asking for forgiviness. Adolescent are the one’s who are at risk the most . In the Hampton Roads you will see a lot of homeless people substance abuse users. Interview from a experience individual
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because my grandmother‚ her‚ and my aunt‚ had to flee Haiti during coup. My mother had me at a very young age‚ she was 17 years old and shouldn’t have had a child in my opinion. One of my first childhood memories was insignificant . I went through abuse a majority of the time I was with my birth family. I remember one time my mother came home drunk.I was about three years old ‚and I went to go give her a hug‚ she grasped me by my hair and yanked me to the basement door‚ then she opened it and chucked
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Roper Webster University Columbia Metropolitan Campus When taking a look at substance abuse and its treatments‚ there are many theoretical backings and how one may go about doing so. As we take a deeper look‚ we can look at other factors as they may have positive and negative effects of successful and non-successful treatment outcomes. When dealing with individuals that have a substance abuse disorder and living with a HIV positive status‚ treatment may warrant a different approach
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With a history of drug and alcohol abuse in her family‚ having been exposed in utero‚ and witnessing it at a young age from her own mother‚ the daughter developed her addictions‚ meth being the most serious of them. Countless trips to rehab‚ jail‚ and even the birth of her own children could
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Substance abuse The 5th edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) combines substance abuse and substance dependence to mean the same thing (American Psychiatric association‚ 2013). Substance abuse refers to the habitual non-medical substance seeking‚ and the substance taking behavior which is suppression or resistance through its pharmacological consequences. Substance abuse may therefore include the use of alcohol‚ abuse of cigarettes‚ food‚ sniffing of solvents or
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Role of Social Workers and Substance Abuse Abstract Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used inclusively to refer to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination‚ oppression‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice‚ community organizing‚ supervision‚ consultation
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Suicide Related to Substance Abuse TEEN SUICIDE RELATED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE The greatest health threats for today’s teens are behavioral rather than medical. Many‚ though not all‚ teens engage in behaviors that might be considered threatening to their health and well-being; furthermore‚ adolescents partake in risky and dangerous behaviors including drug and alcohol use and abuse at increasingly younger ages (Adger & DeAngelia‚ 2004). Linked to teen substance abuse is the most deviant
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Vulnerable Populations Paper: Substance Abuse Substance abuse disorders is easily defined when an “individual continues to use the substance despite experiencing negative consequences from their use. These negative consequences can include health problems; difficulties in their family‚ work‚ and social life; and financial and legal problems. They are said to be dependent on the substance when‚” in addition to theses negative consequences‚ they build tolerance and experience withdrawal if
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The other day I woke ever so confused. I did not see anything confusing. I was simply just confused as to what had happened yesterday. I got up out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen. I was walking around and go myself a bowl a bowl of cereal. As I sat down at the counter‚ I began to think about what had happened yesterday. Once I had finished my cereal‚ I walked to the sink and set the bowl in there. I than looked out the window and everything started to come back to me. I seen a electric scooter
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Substance Abuse By: Axia College 01/21/11 When it came to choosing just one viewpoint that I thought I agreed most with I found it to be a difficult task. I would have to say that psychodynamic and sociocultural viewpoints are the ones that I just could not choose one over the other. The reason I had such a difficult time choosing‚ I believe is because substance abuse there are so many different factors that make the subject at hand so extensive. I agree with the psychodynamic
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