MWF 3:00pm Yuan Ding 26 March 2012 Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the U.S. "Prescription drugs are the number-one drug problem that we face today‚" says David Rotenberg‚ executive director of the adolescent treatment center at the nonprofit Caron Foundation. "They are more widely prescribed‚ more widely available‚ and more widely abused by adolescents than they have ever been before."(DiConsiglio‚ 1) Abuse of prescription drugs is one of the fastest growing problems for young adults in the U.S. today
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Drug Abuse is a serious issue affecting all sections of the society‚ Irrespective whether they are Young/Old‚ Poor/Rich‚ and Educated/Illiterate. To really understand the gravity of the situation one needs to understand a few very important points;- what actually is Drug-Abuse? As I understand a very simple definition of Drug abuse is that it means use of drugs for the purpose for which it is not meant to be used (in other words use of drugs not for treating ailments but to satisfy vicarious
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Social Issues A social issue (also called a social problem or a social ill) is an issue that relates to society’s perception of people’s personal lives. an issue that negatively affects a person’s state of being in a society. a condition that at least some people in a community view as being undesirable. common to all societies‚ and they often are latent results from efforts to deal with certain social situations. Social Problems in the Philippines Poverty Unemployment Corruption Overpopulation
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Name: Patricia Franklin | Persuasive Essay: Outline Worksheet Review “How Do I Organize My Brainstorm into an Outline?” of “The Writing Process” Media piece. Assignment Directions: Outline your persuasive essay below by completing the following: 1) Use the feedback you received from your instructor to revise your thesis statement. Write your thesis as a complete sentence as you would in your essay. Record your thesis statement in the “Thesis Sentence” entry under the Introductory Paragraph
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with their problems 2. work to prevent drug and alcohol abuse 3.educate parents to get involved in children’s exposure to drug and alcohol 4. counsel family and friends of addicts a. asks questions and concerns they may have b. finds out how they think addiction is impacting their life c. works with them to be supportive and helpful 5.helps people who may be afraid they will become addicts
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patients addicted to drugs stop using‚ avoid relapse‚ and successfully recover their lives. Based on this research‚ key principles have emerged that should form the basis of any effective treatment programs: Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. No single treatment is appropriate for everyone. Treatment needs to be readily available. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual‚ not just his or her drug abuse. Remaining in treatment
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Checkpoint: Social Problems HSM/240 11/02/2012 Social problems are defined as societal induced conditions that harm any segment of the population. Social problems are also related to acts and conditions that violate the norms and values found in society. They are any condition that affects the quality of life for an individual or society as a whole; social problems are defined by history‚ cultural values‚ cultural universals‚ and awareness. Examples of social problems would be unemployment
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TEEN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE JENNIFER PIPPIN UNIT 9 PROJECT CM 107 PROFESSOR WRIGHT I. INTRODUCTION: A. What Is Teen Substance Abuse? B. Why Do Teens Abuse Drugs and Alcohol? C. What Problems Can Teen Substance Abuse Cause? D. What Are the Signs? II. PREVENTING TEEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can It Be Prevented? B. Is Treatment Needed? C. Why Are There So Many Different Treatment Programs? III. DEALING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A. How Can Parents
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from the National Institute on Drug Abuse show some areas of drug use decreasing among middle school and high school students‚ past-year use of illicit drugs numbers still landed at around 27.2 percent. Many treatments work well for both adults and teenagers‚ but teens come with unique problems and issues that often require more specialized programs. While they’re used to be a lack of resources for teenage addicts‚ an increased awareness of adolescent drug abuse has given way to a greater amount of
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Major Characters in Mourning Becomes Electra (1) EZRA MANNON A Disillusioned Lover Ezra Mannon enjoyed the spontaneity of love before he married Christine. When he courted her‚ her eyes communicated the feelings of her heart and his heart could talk to her heart. But after a few years of their married life their relations were reduced to mere animality. This disgusted him like anything. He says to his wife “Your body? What are bodies to me? I have seen too many rotting in the sun to make grass
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