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    Understand Substance Abuse Counseling to Be: What is Substance Abuse Counseling? When Do I Counsel Someone? Why Would I Counsel? Due: June 20‚ 2014 WHAT: I am just starting to learn about the dynamics of substance abuse counseling. At this point‚ early on in my learning‚ I understand it to be a practice of advocacy to assist those persons with various levels of addiction in relation to drugs‚ alcohol and chemical dependency to a road of recovery. Substance abuse counseling

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    shallowness and dullness. Ms. Crowne has the tendency to repeats phrases she has learned through sleep teaching‚ such as everybody is happy and belongs to everyone else. Lenina was constructed in a lab‚ and created through a test tube birth. My first session with Ms. Crowne was in-between her

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    are all images that come to mind when we hear “Mississippi Delta”. The Mississippi Delta has been described as the most southern place on earth and one of the most fertile agricultural areas in the United States. Yet it is that of extreme poverty in the Deep South. It is one of the poorest regions in the United States with poverty seen in housing‚ roads‚ health care‚ schools‚ and education. The Delta has been commonly thought of as‚ “too black‚ too poor and too uneducated.” The Delta’s global population

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    My experience as a substance abuse counselor intern with a rural non-profit substance abuse treatment agency afforded me the opportunity to effectively learn and manage many operational aspects of a treatment facility. The position provided me with an appropriate skill set to deliver effective substance abuse treatment services to individuals with a DSM 5 Substance Use Disorder diagnosis within an Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient treatment setting. As a Western Regional Drug Court Treatment Team

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    Joseph's Substance Abuse

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    In the left corner‚ behind the filing cabinet was where the drug dealer‚ Joseph‚ stored his illegal narcotics. He had done drugs himself to the point that his mind was a depravity to others. Joseph made a profuse amount of money. He had a myriad range of drugs that he sold. He sold drugs from the simple pain killing drug‚ Ibuprofen‚ to one of the most complicated drugs‚ Meth. Joseph provided these drugs to others from his home even though it was a ramshackle. He was very fervent about his job.

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    what life has taught me

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    simple‚ but what makes simple idea a great one is interest. I believe that a person’s interest in any field makes him produce great ideas and achieve big. The technology I chose might be different to the typical smartphone and satellite theories but it has certainly made a huge impact and will continue to revolutionize the world. Solar energy is a natural renewable resource that is available in unlimited quantities and is a great source used for solar heating‚ solar photovoltaic‚ solar thermal energy

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    primarily on family treatment as it relates to substance abuse. Upon doing extensive research on this topic‚ it became evident that the most common overall treatment for families dealing with substance issues is family therapy. This type of treatment‚ however‚ consists of many different models and approaches. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ there are currently four models being used as the basis for familial therapy and substance abuse treatment. Those four models include: the

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    Millions of people around the world each day are affected by substance abuse. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance (Fisanick‚ 2009). It is a condition that can destroy not only the user’s life‚ but also those that care about the person. Substance abuse is responsible for half a million preventable deaths each year (Corse‚ 1995). Substance abuse includes the misuse of alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and illicit drug. Examples of illegal drugs include marijuana‚ amphetamines

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    James Gibson Intro- Sociology 110 Ms. Willingham 10-09-2013 Substance Abuse among the Elderly There seem to be a problem growing in our society today that is affecting our Elderly‚ which is substance abuse. The baby boomers born between 1946 and 1964 which are reaching the retirement age seem to be the rising population in treatment centers in the United States. The reason this is an important subject is simple; the elderly people whom I’m talking about are dying from overdose of prescription

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    My Life Has a Purpose

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    (a short story) My Life has a Purpose One windy afternoon‚ swaying trees ‚ leaves falling scattered on the road‚ two newly friends agreed to take a walk to relax. On their way they saw a grocery store and dropped by to buy some snacks. They have reached the park and found a comfortable place under a tree. “What a tiring day!” said Cecile ‚ the older one as she lean on the tree. She is chubby with a long curly hair and has the asset of beautiful eyes. “You’re right. Thank God we almost done

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