American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.‚ text rev.). Washington‚ DC: Author. Petry‚ N. M.‚ & Martin‚ B. (2002). Low-cost contingency management for treating cocaine and opioid abusing methadone patients. Journal of Counseling and Clinical Psychology‚ 70‚ 398-405. Rawson‚ R. A. (2002). Group psychotherapy of substance abuse. Washington‚ DC: American Psychological Association. Whitney Houston Biography‚ (2011). Retrieved from www.whitneyhouston
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The Drug Heroin and its Effect on Families Ramona C. Malone COM/172-Elements of University Composition and Communication II University of Phoenix September 15‚ 2014 The Drug Heroin and its Effect on Families As a very common known street drug‚ heroin has become the drug that destroys many families in the United States. Due to the fact that Heroin has become the more accessible drug‚ it is causing more and more people addicted? Heroin addiction has become extremely dangerous in today’s
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PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION CLASSIFICATION Student Name__________________________ Clinical Instructor___________________________________ PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION CLASSIFICATION: __Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors___________________________________ Uses in Mental Health | | Therapeutic Actions Expected to be Observed | Should relieve symptoms of major depressive disorder such as ability to once again find pleasure in relationships and daily activities‚ relief from hypersomnia or insomnia
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Administering Medication to Individuals and Monitoring the Effects The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) are the regulatory body that provide us with standards that are expected of us when administrating medication. Under The Medicines Act 1968‚ which is a major piece of legislation‚ governs the responsibility we have in administering medication to our clients. There are three important statements from this piece of legislation‚ which are: Medicines prescribed to a person are that
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American Icon‚ Eminem “I wish I had a camera as a kid to show people what I went through.” [“Eminem” 1] As a child‚ Eminem went through difficult times‚ and believes that people don’t understand the extent of how ruthless it was. Stemming from Detroit in 1999 Eminem rose to fame quite quickly thanks to his rap career. Despite growing up in a tough environment‚ Marshall Mathers‚ better known as Eminem has become an icon in the music and film industries. Marshall Mathers was born October 17‚ 1972
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Biology on Drug Abuse and Addiction Phillisha Baggett PS 231 G Bethune-Cookman University Ms. Vance November 3‚ 2012 Abstract This paper will discuss what drug abuse and addiction is. It also will discuss what effects that alcohol‚ marijuana‚ and heroin have on the body. Over the past couple decades drug abuse and addiction is a growing epidemic in the United States. As the years go by more and more people are leaning on drugs to make them forget what’s going on‚ for fun‚ or just
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Introduction and importance of the health issue Drug abuse carries many risk of serious side effects‚ including overdose. Drug overdose is caused when a person takes more than what is medically recommended. Any type of drug overdose can either be accidental or intentional. Whether it is accidental or intentional‚ drug abuse is dangerously harmful to one’s life. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse‚ the number of deaths due to drug overdose have increased more than double from 2002 to
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last year‚ there were over 1‚900 drug finds in prison. Once in prison‚ reported drug use falls to 22%‚ however 3% continue to inject whilst in custody with 71% sharing illegal injecting equipment. One in five of prisoners (21.5%) are prescribed methadone with 23% reporting being on a reducing dose. Benzodiazepines‚ opiates and cannabis continue to be the main drugs of choice for prisoners within the Scottish Prison Service. (Scot.Gov‚
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The positive values of work and school release programs are that they can potentially reduce criminal behavior; improve the lives of inmates‚ their families and the well being of the communities to which they return. These programs offer inmates treatment‚ counseling‚ training and education‚ which are vital in assisting the ex-offender with a successful transition. Work release programs are designed to prepare an inmate to return to the community in a slightly controlled environment‚ while learning
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Chapter 9 Androgyny- combination of traditional feminine and masculine characteristics Compulsory heterosexuality- System that has disapproval for those who are homosexual or bisexual because they break a norm Capitalist Patriarchy-Male supremacy keeps women’s in subordinate( lower) roles at work/home Feminist Approach- view that believes women and men should be equal Gender- cultural and social definition of feminine and masculine Gender Institutions- all social institutions organized by
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