Alcoholism. What is Alcoholism and why do people abuse the use of alcohol? Alcoholism is a disease that causes multiple effects such as: Cravings‚ loss of controls‚ physical dependence‚and tolerance.Alcohol isn’t bad and can be controlled but it becomes bad when people abuse the substance. Alcohol can be mistreated in so many ways such as; young teens drinking‚ drinking while driving‚ overuse of the substance. When people continue to abuse the use of the substance they become so dependable
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passes for the New Years. SOCIAL UPDATE: client report she does have family members here in NY but she prefer to live on her own. She also report she can wait to be around family members for the New Years. RESOURCE UPDATE; Client has an active PA case. Client report she is still waiting for SSI disbursement entitlement which it’s pending. SAVING; client has no money saved LEGAL UPDATE: She mentioned she hired a SSI/SSD lawyer to assist her with the process MEDICAL UPDATE: Client suffers from
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The abuse of alcohol and prescription/recreational drugs are constant issues that our society and societies across the globe are constantly facing. Handling such issues and preventing them from negatively impacting our society can be very difficult and viewed from an “Objective perspective” and a “Constructionist perspective”. The objective perspective identifies these abuses as unsafe social condition that can be identified‚ measured and reduced. The Constructionist perspective uses a more formal
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Drug abuse statistics and drug abuse facts are widely available but are thought to understate the problems of drug abuse as drug behaviors have to be reported by the users themselves. Drug abuse statistics are collected in surveys taken in high school and door-to-door in some neighborhoods. While these provide useful estimates‚ they are not thought to be the complete numbers. Statistics on drug abuse show alcohol is the most widely-used and widely-abused drug with two thirds of adults regularly consuming
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Carla was suffering financial abuse from her neighbour someone who she thought she could trust and was doing her a favour‚ Because Carla had a supportive relationship with her support worker this helped stop the abuse that she was suffering‚ and because Carla was able to explain to her support worker what has went on the support worker was able to take immediate action‚ She
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Alcohol is the Most Dangerous Drug in the United States Alcohol is more harmful than any other drug. Despite this fact‚ alcohol is still legal in the United States. There are many types of illegal drugs that are well known for their harmful consequences to humans but it is‚ in fact‚ alcohol that causes more harm than all of the illegal substances. A 2010 study by the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs ranked alcohol as “most harmful” drug on a list of 20 drugs. Alcohol ranked higher
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DRUG ABUSE Trisha Roopchand -- 300602934 Khushnuma Patel -- 300683692 Bernadett Porkolab -- 300662466 Clifford Borland – 300561807 GNED 500 – 074 CARA NAIMAN MARCH 27‚ 2013 Introduction Definition of drug abuse: the use of a drug for a nontherapeutic effect. Some of the most commonly abused drugs are alcohol; nicotine; amphetamines; cocaine; opium alkaloids; synthetic opioids; benzodiazepines‚ ketamine; and anabolic steroids. Drug abuse may lead to organ damage‚ addiction‚ and disturbed patterns
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strategy based on a case scenario by following the guide of the four domains of assessment. All to demonstrate my understanding. The case study I will be discussing is Stephen‚ 28 years. The four domains of assessment are drug and alcohol uk‚ criminal involvement and offending‚ physical and psychological problems‚ and social functioning. According to the case study and the first domain of assessment‚ Stephen was drunk when he assaulted a man at a bus stop. Stephen’s alcohol influence led him to
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Case #1: Abby Thurmond is clearly suffering from Bulimia Nervosa. She seemingly meets all the criteria and is a prime candidate for the disease. Being from an urban area‚ such as Miami‚ has put her at a higher risk. The social learning and cultural ideas she is constantly exposed to may have played a role in the start and continuation of her disorder. Also‚ Abby is described as “single‚ independent‚ and devoted to her work.” These characteristics may lead to perfectionism which is a common personality
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Discerning the atrocious epidemic that we as Americans are facing from opioid abuse began from pain management problems that is subjective to individual patients; the patient’s sensation is what we must believe and respect. Additionally‚ drug companies’ drug representatives have convinced doctors that opiates such as Vicodin‚ OxyContin are not addictive drugs. They are‚ also‚ advertising narcotics as the drug of choice for doctors to offer their patients to help with their pain symptoms. Back in
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