TOPIC: To investigate the prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse disorders among the Pacific Islanders‚ with specific reference to Fiji as the study population. INTRODUCTION: In order to discuss mental illness we first have to know what mental health is. Mental health is basically the well being of our cognitive functions as well as our emotional status including how we think‚ feel and behave. For some people mental health means the absence of mental infirmities
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Description Substance abuse counselors work with work with patients who have alcohol or substance abuse issues. They interview patients to assess their substance abuse issues. determine courses of treatment‚ work with patients to complete their treatment plan and provide recovery support. They may work one on one with clients or run group therapy sessions‚ or liaise with patient’s family‚ partners and employers to help facilitate their recovery. Typical Positions Available Substance abuse counselors
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Paper Description Substance abuse is the overindulgence in chemicals and/or drugs that affect the individual’s physical and mental wellbeing. Substance abuse does not only affect the individual consuming the substance but the family‚ friends and loved ones as well. Substance abuse is a disorder that is characterized by a pattern of continued use of medications or chemical substances that results in the person repeatedly missing everyday social obligations such as work‚ school‚ family and friends
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Jones_Dwight_ADC201_ResearchPaper Anger Management and its importance in Substance abuse treatment Anger is "an emotional state that varies in intensity from mild irritation to intense fury and rage‚ Anger can be caused by both external and internal events. You could be angry at a specific person (Such as a coworker or supervisor) or event (a traffic jam‚ a canceled flight)‚ or your anger could be caused by worrying or brooding about your personal problems. Memories of traumatic or enraging
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Discuss the Biological‚ Psychological‚ and Biopsychosocial Models of Drug Use and Abuse. 1.( Maral‚ 2011)‚ defines the biological model of drug use and abuse as the “disease model” of addiction. His theory regards addiction as a disease just like lupus or sickle cell anemia. Maral (2011) posits that Just like many diseases there is no cure‚ only control for abuse. 2. According to Daughton‚ (1992)‚ the Psychosocial model include factors such as personality the presence of a psychiatric disorder‚
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by substance abuse. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance (Fisanick‚ 2009). It is a condition that can destroy not only the user’s life‚ but also those that care about the person. Substance abuse is responsible for half a million preventable deaths each year (Corse‚ 1995). Substance abuse includes the misuse of alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and illicit drug. Examples of illegal drugs include marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ cocaine‚ and opiates. Each year substance abuse
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abstaining from substances. You’re invited to a party‚ and go because you like to feel included. By the end of the night‚ you have given in to peer pressure and drank. On this night‚ a long life of alcohol problems was first introduced. Alcohol problems is just one of many harmful side effects from teen substance abuse. Substance abuse is the use of overuse of alcohol‚ tobacco products‚ or drugs. Teen substance abuse is committing those actions when of the teenage age. Teenage substance abuse will continue
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The Issue of Substance Abuse in the Military: Before‚ During and Returning From Deployment Nicole Thomas Psychology 101 March 18‚ 2013 The Issue of Substance Abuse in the Military: Before‚ During and Returning From Deployment Current numbers estimate about one-third of people meet the criteria for a substance abuse problem. As one would assume‚ the number for people in stressful situations is higher (Lande et al.‚ 2011). “Substance abuse includes alcohol‚ tobacco‚ illicit drugs‚ and misuse
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The topic I chose for this project was the link between domestic violence and substance abuse. From the research that I did‚ there is a definite link between domestic abuse and substance abuse. According to the National Coalition against domestic violence‚ "Regular alcohol abuse is one of the leading factors for intimate partner violence." Approximately 61% of domestic violence offenders also have substance abuse problems. Domestic violence is the use of intentional emotional‚ psychological‚ sexual
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1. Discussion on the topic of substance use and abuse in adolescence 2. Development of plan to address the issues of substance use and abuse in adolescence WHY DO SOME ADOLESCENTS USE DRUGS? As children move from adolescence to young adulthood‚ they encounter dramatic physical‚ emotional‚ and lifestyle changes. Developmental transitions‚ such as puberty and increasing independence‚ have been associated with alcohol use. Binge drinking is a type of drinking defined for men as consuming five
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