Running head: RESEARCH PAPER Harm Reduction and Substance Abuse Liberty University Abstract This paper examines how harm reduction is a theoretical model which has been proposed to address the harm which is caused by the behavior of an individual‚ not only to themselves‚ but also to the wider community. In particular‚ it looks at how the model has also provided a potential framework for dealing with substance abuse‚ and has been adopted in practice in many countries around the world. This
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How Do I Fix This? Managing a Product-Harm Crisis Abstract Product-harm crisis is an important organizational management topic due to the potential detrimental business impact. Organizations are more vulnerable than ever to the possibility of product related incidents disrupting business at any point in the supply chain. To counteract this implicit threat to an organizations reputation and financial wellbeing‚ if properly deployed‚ continuity management fosters the ability to run in the face of
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“Social networking sites have brought more harms than benefits.” Do you agree? Social networking sites such as Friendster‚ Twitter and Facebook all vary slightly‚ yet one of the main feature they have is that they enable users to create a profile within the website to represent themselves and interact with other users using emails‚ instant messaging and other integrated communication channels within the site. The popularity and growth of social networking sites over the years has been colossal.
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Argumentative Essay: Teen Internet Addiction “The Internet is a socially connecting device that also is socially isolating at the same time. People who spend the majority of their time online are reporting problems in their marriages‚ families‚ relationships‚ and work performance” (“Internet Addiction Diagnosis”). In 2012 there is a new problem that is arising called Internet addiction. The average amount of time people between the ages of 8 and 18 spend on the Internet every day is about seven
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“Abstinence Vs. Harm Reduction” “Drug policy regarding the control of the traditional illicit substances (opiates‚ cocaine‚ cannabis) is currently moving through upbeat times in almost all Western countries. Prohibition on the basis of repressive law enforcement not only seems to fail on a large scale‚ but also to create vast additional costs‚ problems‚ and harm for drug consumers‚ who often find themselves in extreme social‚ economic‚ and health conditions” (Fischer 1995: 389). Western countries
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J.M Coetzee’s "The Harms of Pornography" As the debate over pornography and its place in society grows hotter every day‚ several authors in particular shed a new light on the subject. Both their intuition and insight involving their beliefs can help the reader a great deal in seeing aspects of this debate that might have otherwise gone without the consideration that they so deserve. I believe that pornography is not only okay‚ but is allowing our country to take a step back and ask ourselves
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Social Network Related Issues Author: Exforsys Inc. Published on: 4th Mar 2010 The advantage of joining different social networks is experienced through increased communication between friends‚ professional and businesses. With the help of social networking‚ connecting to friends and family is now easier since no matter where everyone is located. All everyone needs is internet connectivity so that their network could be updated with their activities. For professionals‚ social networking could
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support the motion that social networking has done more harm than good to Nigerian youths. Social networking has become a major part of society. Even big businesses and celebrities are jumping on the social networking bandwagon. Many people wake up each day and check social websites first thing in the morning instead of reaching for a newspaper. According to Mashable.com‚ as of June 2010‚ American Internet users spend more than 22 percent of their online time using a social networking site. Since
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It took a lot of blood‚ sweat and tears to get to where we are today‚ but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that the world we leave our children is just a little bit better than the one we inhabit today as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act. Good morning respected judges teachers and my dear friends I here today to speak on the topic dangers of nuclear weapons We all know that the effect
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Do Social Networking Sites Do More Harm Than Good? A social networking site is defined as an online site that focuses on the building of social relations among people who share similar interests and/or real-life connections. Social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter and LinkedIn all have one thing in common; they enable users to create a profile which they use to interact with each other through integrated communication channels within the site. In Facebook alone‚ there are one billion
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