stimulant medications such as ADHD medications. In my paper I observed the problem college schools are having with substance abuse‚ potential reasons why this is happening and how we can put an end to it. I used research conducted my others to support my findings and arguments and to help better understand the problem this is. Stimulant Abuse Among College Students Whether it be academic‚ social‚ or athletic there is an increasing amount of stress for success
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Hezeng Wang Social Problems Discussion 1 Oct 3rd 2013 Drug Abuse In nowadays‚ drugs become more and more familiar to people. In fact‚ drugs actually are good to human beings. They can be used to help and lessen pain. However‚ drugs abuse has become an important social problem. According to the textbook‚ there are so many drugs in the United States‚ such as marijuana‚ cocaine‚ nicotine‚ heroin‚ alcohol‚ and so forth. According to a survey‚ more than 12.8 million Americans‚ about six
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| Learning By Doing | Doing | Jennifer CardwellDr. Richard Freeman1/20/13PAD525 | Your state’s statute that defines what is considered to be a public record that must be made available to the public upon request. Barnhart‚ M. (July‚ 2008). Sunshine review:bringing state & local government to light. Retrieved from http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Alabama_Public_Records_Law The pre-World War I opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court holding‚ on re-argument‚ that a federal income tax was
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Substance Abuse among Juveniles Unit 9 Final Project Substance abuse by juveniles is a major problem in our communities. Substance abuse among juveniles 12 and older is on rise (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‚ 2010). For some juveniles‚ drinking or using drugs is the only way they feel they can cope with problems in their lives. The rise of substance abuse by juveniles is contributing to a number of problems such as increased crime and school dropout rates. The
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Child Abuse Child abuse is any form of maltreatment to a child or children and could either be physical‚ emotional‚ or sexual. It can also be described as an act or failure to act by a parent or caretaker which results to harm of the child. There are four major forms of child abuse‚ Physical‚ abuse which is the infliction of serious injuries or actions that may lead to infliction of injuries or death. Sexual abuse is a situation where an adult engages
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Creating more efficient‚ convenient and potentially more cost-effective delivery of care. 4) Facilitating earlier and more accurate diagnoses. 5) Providing greater‚ and faster‚ access to a patient’s medical history‚ reducing the risk of negative drug interactions or poor response to a course of treatment. 6) Improving administrative
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of substance abuse Substance abuse can simply be defined as a pattern of harmful use of any substance for mood-altering purposes. Medline ’s medical encyclopedia defines drug abuse as "the use of illicit drugs or the abuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for purposes other than those for which they are indicated or in a manner or in quantities other than directed." Generally‚ when most people talk about substance abuse‚ they are referring to the use of illegal drugs. Most professionals
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Child abuse is something that takes place in the world because a couple of jerks decided they wanted a kid. But they didn’t want to give the kid the kind of love that they kids needs‚ which is caring and understanding. Instead they decided to beat on their child‚ abuse them mentally‚ and in some cases even sexually. Scarring the child for life‚ because they decided that it was fun to abuse on an innocent child that all they wanted was love not to be hated or abused. Deaths occur because they can’t
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Cycle of Child Abuse Even though child abuse is a common crime throughout the world‚ there is no common solution to terminating this nightmare of reality. In most cases‚ child abuse begins when drugs that have taken over the life of a child’s parent. Because of child abuse‚ children experience different types and levels of neglect. Traumatized from their childhood‚ the victims who were born innocent usually continue the cycle of abuse. Coping and ending this cycle is difficult as this wrongdoing
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Substance Abuse The sociocultural theory‚ the behavioral/cognitive theory and the biological theory are all Viewpoints with which I agree. These viewpoints all share certain elements. The sociocultural theory holds that substance abuse results from stress and environmental factors. In situations where low socioeconomics and unemployment are evident‚ drugs are commonly used as a means of relief from stress. The behavioral/cognitive viewpoint sees the situational substance
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