For presenting problems one and two Johnny needs to identify the triggers that started his substance abuse‚ as well as use these triggers to assist in maintaining sobriety and curbing cravings. Ecological theory was applied to these problems. “Ecology means….study of the living conditions of organisms in interaction with each other and with the surroundings…social work…has expressed purpose in fostering healthy and independent transactions between persons and their environment” (Ungar‚ 2002‚ p. 481)
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Murder‚ theft‚ sexual assault. These are just a few crimes that people that have substance abuse users have committed.. Substance abuse increases the risk of criminal activity which can lead to increased economic and medical costs. Over 1.5 million arrests are due to drug law violations resulting in drug law violations to be one of the major crimes committed in the U.S. (Hart & Ksir‚ 2015‚ p. 40) According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (2015)‚ drugs and alcohol are implicated
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What Can Influence APA Substance Abuse • Stress from home life • Psychological stress from being an APA • Pressure from parents to do well in school - increase in abuse of prescription drugs like adderall. - Adderall is the prescribed drug for people with ADHD. http://www.8asians.com/2010/09/12/are-more-asians-abusing-adderall/ Substance Abuse While Asian Americans overall had the lowest rate of drug use among all groups‚ the illicit drug use rate for Pacific Islanders‚ in contrast‚ is 9.1 percent
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their substance abuse and parenting style. The adolescents were questioned about alcohol‚ marijuana‚ crack/cocaine‚ and heroin. Surveys were utilized for this study. The neglectful parenting style‚ which researchers defined as showing the least amount of affection and effort spent disciplining your child‚ was found to lead to the highest rates of alcohol and substance abuse in these adolescents. This study also surveyed the teens about days they had problems from the alcohol or substance abuse. The
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Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Prevalence and Interventions in Juvenile Substance Abuse Why is substance abuse on the rise? According to Markowitz‚ Francis‚ and Gonzales-Nolas‚ “Substance abuse is a common and serious problem in the United States.” Substance abuse is a serious problem in society today. There are many factors on why Juveniles carry out this act. Before committing these juvenile acts‚ these children grow up in a home that is not suitable for
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Teen substance abuse continues to be a significant problem in US. While they may find new substances to abuse for time to time‚ teens are still using drugs and alcohol as an escape from the typical issues plaguing America’s youth. Perhaps by taking an honest look at the numbers‚ we can all get some insight as to the depth of the problems and how we can best address them. By the Numbers There is no shortage of statistical data related to teen substance abuse. What seems to be most relevant is looking
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or the fact that they may be pregnant and using drugs. Psychologically‚ women are also more like to use substances when they experience stress‚ negative affect‚ and relationship troubles. They are also likely to have been introduced to the substance by a family member‚ boyfriend‚ or loved one. Relationships for women are a key factor in drug use‚ and they often have partners who are substance abusers as well. Psychologically they can see shared drug use as a means of being connected to their partners
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The middle child of Full House known by many as Stephanie Tanner has dealt with addiction for many years of her life Jodie’s childhood life was rough. She was born on January 19‚ 1982‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. At that time both of her parents were in jail. She was put up for adoption. She was adopted by her Uncle Sam and his second wife Janice. Her acting talent was noticed at a very early age by family and friends. Her mother saw her passion for acting and decided to bring her to have a meeting
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Averting Alcohol and Drug Abuse through Aversion Laverne Lobley PSY331: Psychology of Learning Instructor: Anna Ruggirello July‚ 17‚ 2013 There are many facets to learned behavior‚ with a major aspect being the methodical processes of learning. There are many theories about learning‚ and many of them have been scientifically proven by using experimental studies. One such study has shaped and paved a path that many have duplicated and modeled experiments and studies from. Today‚ this study
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Substance abuse has been a topic of concern all over the world. But‚ the Western counties are often noted to have major cases of drug abuse among adolescents compared to orthodox societies. Addiction to hallucinogens has range of implications that affect physical‚ psychological‚ sexual and spiritual aspects of an individual. Hallucinogens act on neural points of the brain and create effects that alter perception of individuals. The dominant impacts that are produced involve mood swings‚ cognitive
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