Abuse and addiction are common problems with adolescents in almost all parts of the world. These two words have substantial differences which will be discussed in this context. Substance abuse indicates that someone is using something in the wrong way. Substances are abused when people smoke‚ drink or take illegal drugs. Addiction means that an individual has no control over the substances that he or she takes. People get addicted for medicines‚ glue‚ cocaine‚ marijuana or even cigarettes‚ among
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Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse‚ 21:273–291‚ 2012 Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group‚ LLC ISSN: 1067-828X print=1547-0652 online DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.700851 Screening for Alcohol Risk in Predominantly Hispanic Youths: Positive Rates and Behavioral Consequences JOE TOMAKA‚ REBEKAH A. SALAIZ‚ STORMY MORALES-MONKS‚ and SHARON THOMPSON University of Texas at El Paso‚ El Paso‚ TX‚ USA SARAH MCKINNON University of Texas at Austin‚ Austin‚ TX‚ USA KATHLEEN O’ROURKE University of South
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Adolescent Self Portrait BSHS/325 Adolescent Self-Portrait Paper Identify specific changes that tend to be the most striking and have the greatest effect on personality. Adolescent differs according to culture and takes place when an individual transitions from a child into adulthood. The term adolescent means “to grow in maturity “and it comes from the Latin verb adolescere. In our society‚ there is not a specific age when adolescent will begin‚ however it usually takes place around
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Child and Adolescent Development A child has many milestones to reach through adolescence. The success of these milestones depends on normal development. Milestones can be challenging regardless of age and size. However‚ some children experience abnormal development and also delays. Detecting signs of abnormal development in certain age groups requires an understanding of development milestones. Children ages two through five and subsequently fifteen through eighteen years old experience many different
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Introduction A guide to taking a patient’s health history is an article published in Nursing Standard in the August 2007 issue‚ written by Hiliary Lloyd and Stephen Craig. In this article Lloyd and Craig outlines the process and rationale for taking a health history. Also‚ this article provides different methods to taking a comprehensive history. Summary of Article Taking a successful history includes preparing the environment‚ effective communication skills‚ and order. It is the most important
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Economic Terms and Health Care History In this paper the author will describe the history of health care economics along with the evolution and timeline of health care funding. Gaining insight from economical terms can assist with understanding the history and future changes; terms such as‚ elasticity‚ inelasticity‚ supply and demand. Health care costs are changing over the years and by understanding the history of health care economics will help individuals be prepared for future amendments
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Adolescent . I Think it is normal for adolescents to break the rules set by grown-ups. The textbook states Adolescents seek autonomy‚ independence and a sense of control over their lives (p.294). Having a sense of control is a normal change that occurs over time in Adolescents. This may cause unsettling feelings between them and their parents.This is however normal. The book States that "As parents realize that their children’s arguments are often compelling and fairly reasonable‚
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Marijuana Addiction in Adolescents Marijuana is one of the most commonly used drugs in the Nation and the world. In an article by Gray (2007) he states that “42% of high school seniors have tried marijuana‚ 18% have used it in the past 30 days‚ and 5% use it daily. Among adolescents aged 12 to 17‚ 3.6% met criteria for cannabis use disorder (abuse or dependence) and 2% met criteria for cannabis dependence”. Gray (2007) also explains how easily adolescents say it is to obtain marijuana
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In terms of attachment‚ an insecure attachment could be specifically related to adolescent egocentrism because of an overlap between them. For example‚ insecure attachment and egocentrism are both components of adolescent social development during the separation- individuation from parents. Rice et al. (1995) underlines that separation and individuation from primary care giver represents the part of attachment progress and when they separate from their primary care attachment to establish new relationships
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Adolescent Drug Abuse I.) Introduction: "Crack‚ booze‚ pot‚ crystal- from the inner city to the suburbs to small towns‚ the world of the adolescent is permeated by drugs. When ’a little harmless experimentation ’ becomes addiction‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and clinicians are often at a loss. For this age group (roughly ages 13 to 23)‚ traditional substance abuse programs simply are not enough" (Nowinski‚ inside cover). Today ’s society provides many challenges for adolescents that our
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