recommended and popular method of recovery from addiction is Alcoholics Anonymous and its various offshoots (Narcotics Anonymous‚ Cocaine Anonymous‚ etc.). Alcoholics Anonymous is a program that offers support to the addict and postulates that the individual must undergo a psychic and spiritual change in order to maintain abstinence and achieve physical and emotional sobriety. The 12-steps utilized by Alcoholics Anonymous primarily revolve around an individual becoming
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Compare and Contrast two Models to Explain Substance Use‚ Abuse and Addiction. Use‚ as the term infers is any use of a drug. The majority of people use a form of drug in one way or another‚ ranging from the use of prescribed medication over the counter‚ to alcohol‚ tobacco‚ caffeine or illicit drugs such as cannabis‚ or amphetamines. In reference to use‚ abuse and addiction two models will be addressed as a way to explain this epidemic. Exploring the disease model‚ from the 1930’s post-Prohibition
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America‚ 27 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (FARS‚ 2012). In addition‚ over 1.2 millions drivers were arrested in 2011 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. (Federal Bureau of Investigation‚ “Crime in the United States: 2011”) Statistics however cannot reflect the pain and loss suffered by drunk driving victims and their families. Therefore‚ drunk driving can be prevented by law enforcement‚ self-control
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Topic︰Rich Pickings at the Fruit Market — Is it a crash to the ICAC？ Introduction Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has been a model for emulation throughout the world. When people studying the corruption problem of Hong Kong in 1960s and 1970s‚ most of them will study the Godber case. Few of them will discuss about the Rich Pickings at the Fruit Market. In the 1970s‚ ICAC’s investigation into the Rich Pickings at the Fruit Market met with a debilitating strong reaction
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I recently saw a young 18-year-old female in my clinic who was seeking pain medications for abdominal pain. Her urine pregnancy test was positive. The moment I told her the results‚ the patient was in tears. She broke down and told me that she was addicted to opiate pain medications. She was suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms and did not know what to do. She said that her father left the family when she was 9 and her mother died from an overdose last year. She did not have a job‚ nor had
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Lets start with the Personality Theory model and examine the assumption that certain personize traits predisposal in the individual to drug use. According the Narcotics Anonymous‚"letting go of character defects should d be done decisively". This statement is important because it is referring to the addicts personize. Stated by catanzaro‚ an alcoholic personality is often described by traits such as dependent‚immature
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Bibliography: .Hughes‚ D. R. (1997). Addiction A neurological Disorder. Retrieved December Satuarday 8‚ 2012‚ from Www.medicalonline.com/addict.htm: Http://Www.Medicalonline.com/addict.httm Dictonary .com Anonymous‚ A. (2012‚ Dec 9). Newcomer to A.A About Alcoholisim. Retrieved Dec 9‚ 2012‚ from Alcoholics Anonymous G.B: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/newcomers/?PageID=69 Bandura‚ A drugs‚ B. C. (2003). Enterhealth.com/docs/Jellinek. Retrieved December 09‚ 2012‚ from Enterhealth.com: http://www.enterhealth
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Thomas Robertson Sunday August 19‚ 2012 Human Rights Search and Seizure First let me start off by saying that‚ after reading the account of what happened to Trixee‚ in my opinion Trixee has a VALID argument that both Officer Fletcher and manager violated her fourth amendment rights against “search and seizure” as well as her constitutional rights. I will now explain my opinion by clarifying the Issues of fourth amendment violation by ShowTime and Officer Fletcher‚ the rules (laws) that were
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Week 5 DQ 2 – Due Thursday‚ August 26 Please post a 200 - 300-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply. Discussion Question Review Ch. 10 of Fundamentals of Abnormal Psychology. Choose a theoretical viewpoint based on your readings. Answer the following questions: How does your theoretical viewpoint explain the causes of substance abuse‚ and what treatments does it recommend? What are some of the strengths or weaknesses of your viewpoint? Psychodynamic theorists
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Probable cause and Reasonable suspicion are two legal terms used in the United States legal system‚ in this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the two terms as well as providing examples. Probable cause is the level of facts and evidence required to obtain a warrant for‚ or as an exception to the warrant requirements for‚ making an arrest or conducting a personal or property search‚ etc. when criminal charges are being considered. Courts usually find probable cause when there is a reasonable basis
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