Effective Treatments for Chemical Dependency Brenda Clark Argosy University Online Abstract This study was done to show if continuing aftercare treatment after leaving a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center will have less chance of relapsing‚ and more of a chance of staying sober and clean. Participants included twenty volunteers (7 females‚ 13 males). These participants were part of some type of inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation treatment center for addiction
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Running head: CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PAPER Chemical Dependency Paper Linda D. Miles University of Phoenix Child Therapy MFFC/536 Robert Skaff October 01‚ 2008 Chemical Dependency Paper Chemical Dependency Paper This paper will discuss Chemical Dependency or Substance Dependency and Substance Abuse in Adolescents; specifically the development‚ progression and biopsychosocial of dependency and abuse in the adolescent population. The definition of epidemiology and
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to discuss the characteristics and services provided by her chosen chemical dependency program. It is her belief that a substance abuser and/or addict is more likely to succeed at living a life free of alcohol and drugs when they continually attend a 12-step program‚ follow the steps‚ have a sponsor‚ a support group and educate themselves on how to live life without turning to alcohol or drugs. Of the several chemical dependency programs available‚ she chose to conduct a telephone interview with
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Essay Paper #2 Narcotics Anonymous Meeting Group Structure: Type of group: This meeting was a “Narcotics Anonymous Open Sharing Meeting”. This component‚ where anyone attending had the opportunity to share. There was no direct feedback from the other participants during the “share”‚ thus only one person spoke at any given time during that portion of the meeting. Organizational affiliation: Narcotics Anonymous as a group has no affiliation outside
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interferes with friendships and or family relationships. Substance abuse‚ as a disorder‚ refers to the abuse of illegal substances or the abusive use of legal substances. Alcohol is the most common legal drug of abuse." "Chemical dependence is used to describe the compulsive use of chemicals (drugs or alcohol) and the inability to stop using them despite all the problems caused by their use." (http://www.health.uab.edu) Most people look to their health care providers with gratitude‚ respect‚ and even love
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Chemical Dependency among Nurses Most people in the general population are unaware of how widespread drug addiction has become. Even fewer are aware of the number of healthcare professionals that are addicts. This paper will discuss the impact of substance abuse on the nursing profession; the various behaviors that are suggestive of an impaired coworker; an understanding of the professional responsibility to report impaired coworkers; and an understanding of the legal‚ ethical‚ and safety implications
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The problem with most addicts is that they don’t completely understand the differences between abuse and dependency. They also don’t understand that it doesn’t take long for abuse to become dependency. Jose’s real problem started when he began to abuse cocaine on the weekend‚ which led to significant trouble in his social life. As the substance abuse began to grow more prominent‚ he depended on it more and more and that led to physical and emotional symptoms that included: craving more of the drug
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Case Study: Grayson Chemical Company Presented by: Allan Bermudez Marlon Abito Zarny Zaragoza CASE STUDY: Grayson Chemical Co. Executive Summary: Grayson Chemical Co‚ a 40-year old company manufactures industrial chemicals sold to other industrial companies. It has been run by a stable management in which there had only been two presidents. However‚ within the past few years‚ the company is suffering from declining earnings and sales. This has brought pressure from the board of directors
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Mechanism of Action Pharmacodynamics. Methamphetamine is a particular compound of Amphetamine. Regular amphetamines are psycho-stimulants with similar effects to that of caffeine‚ though not as mild. Methamphetamine is a synthesized drug that is the most potent of amphetamines (Grilly‚ 2001). This is because a methamphetamine molecule is a molecule with methyl group added to the structure. This methyl group allows the drug to pass quicker through the blood brain barrier (Hart & Ksir‚ 2011)
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Soren Chemical Case Study Position Statement The main problem‚ as depicted within the case study‚ is the significantly low sales of Soren Chemical’s new product‚ Coracle. Since the sales of the new product were way below what Jen Moritz had anticipated‚ it is apparent that the new product had registered poor performance in the market. The company needs to employ effective market strategies through which it would increase the number of Coracle units‚ which would sold in the subsequent financial
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