June 26 is celebrated as International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking every year. It is an exercise undertaken by the world community to sensitize the people in general and the youth in particular‚ to the menace of drugs. The picture is grim if the world statistics on the drugs scenario is taken into account. With a turnover of around $500 billions‚ it is the third largest business in the world‚ next to petroleum and arms trade. About 190 million people all over the world consume
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12. Ratios Inputs RATIOS Items July 1‚ 2005 July 1‚ 2006 June 30‚ 2007 June 30‚ 2008 June 30‚ 2009 June 30‚ 2010 19.1% 3.2% 20.3% 2.6% 17.4% 20.3% 2.9% 18.7% 20.1% 2.9% 19.4% 20.1% 2.9% 18.6% 20.1% 2.8% 16.9% 9.9% 2.2% 8.5% 25.1% 48.5% 10.8% 3.3% 12.3% 36.0% 66.0% 11.3% 3.2% 12.1% 35.4% 62.1% 10.4% 3.7% 13.3% 39.3% 71.5% 9.4% 4.0% 13.4% 38.4% 79.4% 3.78 7.34 13.79 1.23 16.92 13.69 14.11 22.37 3.79
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always going to be pleasant or easy for you‚ especially if one of your ‘Ladies or Gents’ show signs or tells you of a form of abuse that they have been subjected to. Abuse comes in many forms and is not always obvious to you or anyone else that visits as it isn’t always about cuts or bruises‚ as you will see when you read through this booklet. Physical Abuse Physical abuse can be carried out at any time and by anyone and is not through the fault of the person that is being abused. No one has
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love. But most live in fear or physical repercussion. But these are just the tip of the iceberg of reasons. For most women‚ leaving a spouse can put a financial burden on them. And often children are involved. There is no escape. Even with steady employment‚ women are still less likely to leave for the sake of not harming the children. Or the abuse is so bad they can hardly realize what the correct thing to do. WEAVE gives them knowledge and fortitude to deal with these issues. A majority of time
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In this process of dehumanization‚ children are not only at risk for sexual abuse‚ but also psychological and physical abuse. With that said‚ children are also forced to perform physical labour. Children serve as objects to control with the use of physical abuse by “salve masters” to make profit. According to these “slave masters” poverty is forcing them to pay low salaries. The children working for them work long hours and are locked in a shed at night with only a cup to urinate in (Haglage‚ 2015)
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problem of elder abuse and neglect. Abuse and neglect of the elderly manifests itself in many forms‚ with physical abuse being the most visible one. Abuse can fall into several areas; such as physical‚ sexual‚ emotional/psychological‚ and emotional. Neglect on the other hand is also abuse‚ but usually not as visible as the prior. Elder abuse is a form of violence that is absolutely deplorable in today’s society. Effective interventions and awareness can break the patterns of abuse and neglect on
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Child Abuse Child Abuse is harm done to a child; this person causing the abuse can be either a child or an adult. Sadly‚ child abuse has been practiced in all cultures‚ and in all ethics throughout the world. In certain places child abuse started to be noticed and considered as one of the major problems in society. It is normally caused by stress or an economic problem‚ the average of child abuse is frightfully high‚ which is unacceptable we should unite as a society to make this end throughout
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Seniors: Protect Yourselves As a senior‚ I am likely to be vulnerable to senior abuse. Senior abuse is a term given to the act of committing harm or distress towards seniors. An abuser can be a spouse‚ partner‚ relative‚ friend‚ neighbor‚ or any other individual. Investigations have shown that preying on seniors has doubled in the past five years. Seniors need to be watchful and take steps to protect themselves from unsavory characters. Seniors should be cautious when communicating with strangers
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A. INTRODUCTION B. Today I am here to talk to you all about a problem that is sweeping the nation. 1. Attention-Getter: a. 500‚000 to 1‚000‚000 cases of Elderly abuse or neglect are recorded every year by authorities. Most of them are true‚ but the saddest thing is for every one of those cases there are between 12 and 15 cases that are not reported to proper authorities. ( Video ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgl8MkjHcPk 2. Bond: Link-to Audience: a. I recently had the misfortune of having
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Physical Abuse vs. Psychological Abuse There is a huge minority of people in the United States that does not realize Psychological/Emotional abuse as an actual form of abuse. The majority of people’s minds go right to physical abuse when indeed there are many other forms of abuse just as if not worse. Physical is easy to spot‚ even if the child does not tell anyone‚ whereas psychological abuse is not seen by anyone else and is very difficult to diagnose. There are many different resources and
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