Gangs in the United States are becoming more violent and deadly than ever. Thousand of people are dying each year from these ill-mannered thugs. In today’s societies gang activity is an everyday occurrence whether it includes violence‚ drugs‚ death or any illegal activity in which they participate. The research that I have conducted will focus on how the selling of drugs by gangs members can lead to violence/death and how turf wars between rival gang can also lead to death. In recent years
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Substance abuse is an enormous social problem in South Africa‚ as elsewhere. But in South Africa in particular‚ drugs and alcohol are devastating society‚ aggravating poverty and crime‚ and subsidising to child abuse and gender violence. This essay will discuss this issue of substance abuse by the South African adolescence. It will also scrutinize the concept of resilience in light of a South African youth at risk; the essay will also discuss Erikson’s theory of development and attempt to apply it
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Effects of Alcohol and Substance Abuse on Fetal Development Natalie Fontanella Liberty University Online Abstract This paper examined the effects of alcohol and substance abuse on fetal development in expecting mothers. The critical periods of fetal development during pregnancy are reviewed and discussed in order to determine the effects alcohol and substance can cause during certain stages. In order to gain a more efficient understanding of the effects different substances can have on fetal development
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essential for adolescence to find other means for coping and expression. Healthy family foundations‚ communication‚ education‚ and activities are essential for youth to avoid the temptation of substance use. Intervention is an event or act by an individual interrupting the progression of problems with substance use. (Fields‚ 2010) There are a variety of treatment and therapy models
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Mr. Holcomb says his family consist of 2 brothers and mother and father. He states that his parents were very strict and church was the place they could go until his mother began to cheat on his mom and then both parents was not home leaving the children to find for themselves. Mr. Holcomb states‚ “that is when began to drinking and he is an alcohol today”. Mr. Holcomb was sexuality abused by a family member when he was a child and he has a history of psychotic episodes. Mr. Holcomb also states he
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Manigault Conflicting Viewpoints Essay M. Lakeisha Manigault Professor Sharon Thomas Strayer University October 19‚ 2014 Conflicting ViewPoints Peter Elbow’s introduction to “The Believing Game” and “The Doubting Game” is undeniably the easiest way for anyone to acclimate themselves into the art and the concept of critical thinking. Some of us are already predisposed to unconsciously operate in some of the principles explained by Mr. Elbow and use it daily. While others of us had no idea critical
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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ST. AUGUSTINE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GOVT 2060 – INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THEORIES & APPROACHES COURSE OUTLINE SEMESTER I – 2011/2012 Lecturer (Day) : Dr. Indira Rampersad (indira.rampersad1@sta.uwi.edu) Lecturer (Evening) : Ms. Priya Marajh (priya_marajh@yahoo.com Lectures (Day) : Tuesdays‚ 1:00pm-4:00pm (Eng LT 1) Lectures (Eve) : Wednesdays‚ 5:00pm-8:00pm
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Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting Rae Sherk Ashford University PSY 326 Dr. Gary Boyles July 1‚ 2013 Social Desirability Construct of Substance Abuse Reporting I. Introduction Drug addiction is a disease with serious consequences. The causes of drug addiction can be complex. Risk factors include family disposition‚ neighborhood‚ and social acquaintances. The intended results are the ultimate high‚ euphoria‚ and numbness drugs
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Institute of Social studies Graduate School of Development Studies SOLVING DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS AMOUNG YOUTH IN KENYA: LESSONS FROM DUTCH DRUG POLICY A Research Paper presented by: CORNELIUS NOOlO KIMllU Kenya In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Obtaining the Degree of: Master of Arts in Development Studies Specialisation: Public Policy and Management Members of the Examining Committee: Prof. James Bjorkman Dr. Jan Kees van Donge The Hague‚ The
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psychological research on substance abuse When explaining substance abuse both nature and nurture have a role to play in understanding‚ through the processes of dependency and withdrawal. Dependency is how difficult someone finds it to cope without another fix. Withdrawal is the effects of coming off of the drug. These processes are similar for everyone; however‚ they can differ because of how nature and nurture modify these experiences. The nature side of the debate is the biological explanation which
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