AN OVERVIEW OF DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE A drug is any chemical substance which when taken into the body will modify or alter the way the body functions from its normal state or from the abnormal to normal state. Drugs can be orally administered‚ injected‚ chewed‚ sniffed‚ smoked or applied. Drug abuse is the non medical use of drugs that destroys the health and productive life of an individual. It is the intentional use of psychoactive substances for purposes of altering one’s psychological state
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The other day I woke ever so confused. I did not see anything confusing. I was simply just confused as to what had happened yesterday. I got up out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen. I was walking around and go myself a bowl a bowl of cereal. As I sat down at the counter‚ I began to think about what had happened yesterday. Once I had finished my cereal‚ I walked to the sink and set the bowl in there. I than looked out the window and everything started to come back to me. I seen a electric scooter
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The comparison of sociocultural theory to Piaget’s developmental model Any new theory of human development requires analysis; how it goes about testing its concepts and how it compares with other contemporary theories within the same field. Conforming to these requirements allow the merits‚ place and role of the theory being analysed to become much clearer. Furthermore‚ this approach can sometimes throw further light on previously analysed theory and often provide a deeper understanding of it
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mother of four children; she has two teenage sons‚ and a five year old daughter. Jane recently gave birth at 28 weeks pregnant; the baby is currently in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Jane is currently unemployed and homeless; her mother has temporary custody of her children. Jane is currently involved with Department of Children and Families or Children’s Protective Services. Jane is addicted to cocaine and alcohol; as a result‚ she voluntarily admitted herself to the Meridian Behavioral Healthcare
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Summary of Article The article examined was conducted by Ulmer‚ Edinger‚ & Calhoun (2011)‚ to explore the feasibility of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and sleep interventions for veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD and insomnia. The experimental design‚ randomly assigned veterans to a treatment or control group (Ulmer et al.‚ 2011). Ulmer et al. (2011) hypothesized CBT for insomnia and imaginal rehearsal therapy (IRT) for nightmares would improve sleep quality significantly. The Data Analysis
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Murder‚ theft‚ sexual assault. These are just a few crimes that people that have substance abuse users have committed.. Substance abuse increases the risk of criminal activity which can lead to increased economic and medical costs. Over 1.5 million arrests are due to drug law violations resulting in drug law violations to be one of the major crimes committed in the U.S. (Hart & Ksir‚ 2015‚ p. 40) According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (2015)‚ drugs and alcohol are implicated
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Substance Abuse and Addiction are often terms that are confused with one another and used interchangeably but it is important to note that they are not the same. An individual can both abuse a substance and be addicted to it at the same time. However‚ one can abuse a substance and not be physically addicted to it. Substance abuse is the inappropriate use of a substance or the use of a substance in a way that is not its intended purpose or the use of a substance in access or in extreme amounts.
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sexual abuse and how they affected her during the years. As the therapist‚ I want to explore ways in which the divorced and abuse may have contributed to her substance abuse. With the individual therapy‚ I will work with Beth to discuss her plans for school work with her to balance her work and school. I will also explore her feelings about being exotic dancer. She is doing it for quick money to support her habit along with her boyfriend. However‚ as a person that have been abuse‚ how do she feels
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PH.D Personal Model of Helping Everyone one re HOW AND WHY YOU FORMED THIS VIEWPOINT It is hard for me with the given information to choose just one form of therapy. I see potential in many of the different forms of therapy‚ but my favorite three would be Cognitive Behavioral Therapy‚ Journal Writing‚ and Collaborative Therapy. I think that these particular forms of therapy could work together well to assist the patient. With cognitive behavioral therapy the therapist works with the client in
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DATA SOURCES: The information from Sue necessary for the substance abuse intake assessment was gathered by the police report‚ court report‚ medical history‚ and also Sue. The main purpose of the ensuing evaluation is to determine if Sue is mentally healthy and socially able to take care of herself as well as her children. She exhibits signs of mental illness (i.e. emotional distress‚ and depression); further investigation via a mental status assessment is required. REASON FOR REFERRAL: Sue was
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