Background Problem alcohol use is common among illicit drug users and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor in poor prognosis among drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as it impacts progression to hepatic cirrhosis or opiate overdose in opioid users. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions for problem alcohol use in adult illicit drug users with concurrent problem alcohol use (principally‚ problem drug users
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Human Influences in a Food Web The temperate rainforest biome (specific to America) is most commonly recognised by its large and tall trees‚ non-seasonal vegetation‚ heavy rainfall and dense humidity. Temperatures rarely drop below freezing and irregularly exceed 27o C. Rainfall usually ranges from 127-165cm a year‚ with some rainforests occasionally receiving more [1]. At the first trophic level the producers are found‚ including: plants‚ flowers‚ seeds‚ nuts and fruit. The first order consumers
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Between 10‚000 B.C‚ the development of human kind underwent many significant changes that eventually transformed the modern world. Homo sapiens transitioned from the Paleolithic age to the Neolithic era and had a significant impact on the development of civilizations. Their changes had political‚ social‚ and economic effects on the development of humankind. They were thinkers‚ they though of solutions for the many problems that they encountered. Experience taught Stone Age people the difference between
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Heredity determines personality Heredity is the passing of traits to offspring from its parents or ancestor. This is the process by which an offspring cell or organism acquires or becomes predisposed to the characteristics of its parent cell or organism. A personality can be express as the beliefs‚ behaviors‚ attitudes and values that distinguish an individual. Each individual has unique personalities which differentiate us from others. Our personality is determined by a number of factors. These
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In chapter 11‚ we learned about DNA and Genes (11.1DNA: The Molecule of Heredity; 11.2From DNA to Protein; 11.3Genetic changes). DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)‚ which is in a shape called a double helix‚ developed its name from the simple sugar in DNA (deoxyribose). The phosphate group is composed of one atom of phosphorus surrounded by four oxygen atoms. A nitrogen base is a carbon ring structure that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen. Next to cover is DNA replication in which enzyme breaks
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Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment BSHS 325 Foundations of Human Development in the Social Environment The foundation of human development‚ responds to the breakdown of its commitment to the development of attitudes and skills‚ which facilitate authentic personal‚ spiritual‚ and social development and the transformation throughout an individual’s life span. During an individual’s life span‚ the foundations of human development begin to change‚ as the direct result
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Describe how groups can influence people in positive and negative ways. We as people have many different roles within our life‚ these roles serve many different purposes. We also we find we belong to different groups in which we play our different roles‚ this makes up our social identity. It is these groups that can have a negative or a positive effect on ourselves. We can be part of the “in group” or the “out group” depending on somebody’s experience of the membership of that group‚ sometimes
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(a) Briefly describe the main characteristics of the anxiety disorder and (b) name and (c) describe four anxiety disorders Anxiety disorders are a class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety. There are 5 principle types of anxiety disorders: Generalized anxiety disorder –
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certain traits from parents. More accurately‚ genes can be thought of as learning devices that predispose us to acquire certain information in the environment‚ and ignore other aspects of our world. Viewed in this way‚ genes are fundamentally active seekers of knowledge as they attempt to find the best fit to their genome. Therefore‚ genes exert their influences on the development of talent through their control of motivations‚ preferences‚ and emotional
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The Complex man The theory on the complex nature of man was posited by Maslow who averred that man’s needs fall into a hierarchy of relative prepotency. Needs range from the most basic physiological to the most intricate psychological state of self-realization. A need ceases to be potent when it is met and man strives to satisfy the next rung of needs. People are variable in what motivates them. Their self-motivation changes from time to time‚ and through time‚ and from situation to situation
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