exists and “addiction” and “addict” are not formal diagnostic terms‚ I shall use both for ease of exposition. Morse defines addiction phenomenologically – as do many researchers – “as persistently arising feelings of intense cravings to consume substances and attempting to seek and use
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over the years making it the most accessible drug in America as well as one the most beneficial due to its medical uses. According to the article of Marijuana Use Among Youths Is a Serious Problem‚ written by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) (2004)‚ stated that the uses of marijuana has impacted the youth in many ways due to the unknown factors of marijuana such as admittance to treatment facilities‚ and being admitted into emergency rooms. The CASA
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in the South Bay in order to familiarize herself with the resources available within her community. This paper will proceed 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
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layer‚ while the salicylic acid resides in the sodium bicarbonate bottom layer. The two solutions will be separated and a solid crude substance will be collected from both. Then the method of sublimation will purify the naphthalene and the recrystallization will purify the salicylic acid. Melting points of the mixture and both crude and pure substances of each substance will be collected‚ along with the mass of both. Each mass at the end (actual) will be compared to the theoretical value of the mixture
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Apparatus To recrystallize a substance you must have a test tube or beaker in which to dissolve the compound into the solvent. You must also have a heater with which to heat the solvent and get a saturated compound solution. Two Real World Applications for the Technique One real world use for recrystallization is in the creation of aspirin‚ making the substance pure and safe to be ingested. Another use of recrystallization is in metal‚ where
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believes it is in need of a substance when it actually may be harmful. This disease is chronic so even if one is able to quit‚ they may relapse and take the drug again. When drugs are taken for the first time it creates a release of dopa-mine or other pleasure creating chemicals. These chemicals are released due to the direct effect on the nerve cells‚ these nerve cells transmit information directly to the brain. By doing so the brain searches for more of the substance in order to create the same
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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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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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or join with the other substance it is in c. concentration ratio of mass or volume of solute to mass or volume of solvent d. heterogeneous a mixture is made up by two or more different substance which are (mixed) together but are not combined e. homogenous mixture mixture that is uniform throughout f. Henry’s Law An expression for calculating the solubility of a gas in a fluid based on temperature and partial pressure g. solution mixture of two or more substances h. Molarity concentration
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1. Self Medication 6 3.2.2. Food Deprivation 6 3.2.3. Bulimic Behaviours 6 4. Treatment for Bulimia and AUD 6 4.1. Treatment Approach 6 4.2. Specific Treatment Plan 7 5. Conclusion 8 6. References 9 1. Introduction “Substance abuse and eating disorders have the highest mortality risks of all mental disorders and half of all clients with eating disorders abuse alcohol or illicit drugs” (Carbaugh & Sias‚ 2010‚ p. 125). Clients with Eating Disorders are already at an increased
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