CHILD ABUSE SONYA HOLMAN HH203 MEDICAL LAW & EHTICS 01/21/2015 CHILD ABUSE Child abuse: physical‚ sexual‚ emotional‚ or neglect of children by parents‚ guardians‚ or others responsible for the child’s welfare. Physical abuse consists of beating or inappropriately harsh discipline. Sexual abuse includes molestation‚ incest‚ rape‚ prostitution‚ or use of a child for pornographic purposes. Neglect can be physical in nature‚ educational‚ or emotional. Child abuse is a massive‚ daily and unreported
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He Xi 何茜 Business English 142 Nov.8th‚2014 The Abuse Of The Food Additives In recent years‚ food additives have been widely used in the food industry‚ such as preservative‚ antioxidant‚ welling agent and so on. But the abuse of these additives has many negative impacts on our health. Some kinds of additives can cause acute or chronic poisoning. In 1998‚because of the abuse of flavoring essence‚ there was a large-scale lard poisoning accident in Jiangxi Province. Even worse‚ some additives‚ such as
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Prescription drug abuse and dependence In the United States‚ easy access to prescription drugs such as sedatives and pain medications is posing a major threat‚ especially drug abuse and dependence. The nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs (NMUPD)‚ which is the same as using drugs without a prescription‚ and it is very common among young adults. For instance‚ drugs such as sedatives‚ opioids‚ and stimulants are commonly misused by adolescents simply for the experience or the feeling. The nonmedical
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Informative Speech Outline: Brittany Frye Title: Adderall Effects & Abuse Topic: Adderall Effects & Abuse Specific Purpose: To inform why people take Adderall‚ what it does to the body and how and why it is abused. Thesis Statement: To inform why people take Adderall‚ what it does to the body and how and why it is abused. Audience Appeal: College students are the biggest abusers. Introduction Attention material: I know first had what it’s like to have so much on your plate. • Between school‚ work
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to have been source of threat to lives and property. (Aluede 2000). The impact of substance abuse among Nigerian youths has been a hallmark of a morally bankrupt‚ decadent and wasted generation and loss of our societal values and ideals. The situation now appears to be such that no one can claim ignorance of what is happening. We cannot sit on the fence and criminally pretend on the menace of drug abuse among our young people. Little wonder‚ then that the immediate past UN Secretary General‚ Kofi
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Recent news reports indicate that child abuse is on the increase in Hong Kong. Attempt to account for this issue. Discuss the seriousness of the problem of child abuse in Hong Kong‚ and suggest at least 3 ways of dealing with it. Fight with child abuse! The schoolchild who invariably wears a forced smile‚ trying to conceal the unpalatable truth is Amy. Tiredness and Sadness are seemingly formidable to be taken away. Bruises and wounds are not going to hide themselves either. Apparently‚ the
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Illicit and legal prescription abuse is an ongoing problem in the United States and it affects millions of people across the country. Many research studies have been conducted on the number of individuals who abuse illegal and legal drugs‚ from various cultures and social economic backgrounds‚ but much of the research has been found to be bias‚ stating it mostly affects minority groups and low income families. Substance abuse whether it’s used illegally or through prescribed medications from a person’s
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April 18‚ 2010 The teenage years are often filled with doubt‚ vagueness‚ uncertainty and confusion due to much life Changing obstacles. More and more teens are turning to drugs to deal with their troubles and numb their pain. Teenage drug abuse is on a rising high. The drug choice by teens is pain relievers‚ prescription drugs‚ tranquilizers‚ and stimulants. Often teens also use sedative drugs to get high. Teenagers turn away from the streets to use drugs as a comfort zone. Teen users are
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Physical abuse is purposely hurting someone causing injuries such as bruises‚ broken bones‚ cuts or burns. It is intentional and unwanted contact with someone or something close to their body. Physical abuse is the most visible types of abuse and there are different types that a person may experience. It can be something that can start slowly or less obviously. This type of violence can happen in relationships‚ in people’s homes‚ in social care settings e.g. care homes‚ schools‚ in your own home
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Annotated Bibliography-Substance Abusing Adolescents Afrah F. Hassan Texas A&M University-Commerce Victor C. Strasburger‚ MD‚ The Council on Communications and Media (2010) Children‚ Adolescents‚ Substance Abuse‚ and the Media pg. 791 -799 In the journal the author causes of adolescent substance use are multifactorial‚ but the media can play a key role. Tobacco and alcohol represent the 2 most significant drug threats to adolescents. More than $25 billion per year is spent on advertising
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