Substance Abuse Kyra Prall HCA/250 3/3/2013 Marie Smith Substance Abuse Using drugs started in the early centuries. Smoking tobacco became popular after Christopher Columbus discovered the positive affects of smoking tobacco leaves. Alcohol was seen as a gift from God‚ and other drugs stemmed from thrill seekers trying different chemicals and natural substances for pleasure. When using drugs frequently a psychological and physical dependence occurs due to the pleasure and relief assoaciated
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Outpatient Treatment. The Outpatient treatment center consisted of the Clinical Therapist‚ facilitators‚ and at time courts and judges. These people come together to create an individualized treatment plan for each adolescent in the program‚ Sojourner Recovery Services IOP program offers a treatment plan that meets each persons specific needs. The majority of my Service Learning hours were spent directly under the Clinical Therapist. The role of the Clinical Therapist is to make the individualized plan
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Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. If an activity is performed using the objects against the rules and policies of the matter (as in steroids for performance enhancement in sports)‚ it is also called substance abuse. Therefore‚ mood-altering
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ASSIGNMENT NO:1 Inroduction-In computing‚ input/output or I/O is the communication between an information processing system (such as a computer) and the outside world‚ possibly a human or another information processing system. Inputs are the signals or data received by the system‚ and outputs are the signals or data sent from it. The term can also be used as part of an action; to "perform I/O" is to perform an input or output operation. I/O devices are used by a person (or other system) to communicate
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REACTION: My overall reaction on rural tourism is that a big number of small farmers as well as visitors from other countries will give tremendous benefits to both. And local communities will be revitalized. I. What approaches were used in planning for rural tourism in Taiwan? Justify your answer Rural tourism was a new type of agricultural management in Taiwan for the past ten years . There are two different development models‚ the government projects that are supported by the central
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correctional system of the country. If this situation will continue‚ it would only result to increase in crime rates and more and more perpetrators will be placed in jails and in prisons which will increase its population and cannot be effectively rehabilitated because of lack of funds (Foronda‚ 2007). Overcrowding in prisons will result if these problems will not be solved or if not be minimized. Over congestion also brutalizes life in penitentiaries and in provincial jails. Herding individuals in
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Community Corrections James Waylon Jahns Instructor Eicher Introduction to Corrections April 7‚ 2013 Community Corrections Introduction Community corrections does not work! Foster (2006) gives us ample information concerning community corrections‚ from probation to house arrest‚ we provide our criminals with a gambit of programs designed to rehabilitate themselves as well as help them start a new life. Recidivism is at an all-time high and the crime rate is stagnant as criminals pass
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Substance abuse is a growing problem that not only affects the person who is abusing alcohol or drugs but affects the lives of those who are close to the abuser. Substance abuse is the abuse of any substance. A drug is a substance that modifies one or more of the body’s functions when it is consumed. Everything from over-the-counter pain medication‚ to opiates‚ prescription drugs such as Oxycontin‚ alcohol‚ cocaine‚ heroin and even coffee can be abused in one way or another. The two main substances
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Substance abuse- Inhalants The term substance refers to chemical compound that are ingested in order to alter mood or behavior. Substance use: It is the ingestion of psycho active substance (which alters mood or behavior) in moderate amount that does not significantly interfere with social‚ educational or occupational functioning. Eg: Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning in order to wake up. Substance intoxication: It means our physiological reaction to ingested substances that is getting high
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Substance Abuse KHP 230: Human Health and Wellness 1-27-2015 BY: Katelyn McGraw Everyday there are more and more young people using drugs and drinking alcohol. These numbers have increased dramatically. This could cause things to be more dangerous for other people. I know that there are many reasons why are youth are want to try these things. They do it because they might be bored. Others think it makes them seem older. Some are just silly enough to think that their reputation is at stake
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