Substance Abuse Among the Elderly Substance abuse is widely recognized as one of the most serious social‚ ethical‚ and legal problems of the modern day‚ but few people realize how serious this issue affects the elderly population of the United States. Substance abuse is generally considered to be a problem of early adulthood‚ however‚ the truth is that substance abuse impacts older Americans on a large scale‚ and must be addressed through a multifaceted approach in which nurses play a key role. This
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Systems: Concepts and Design ‚ Edition 3 Pearson Education India Economic Development‚ 8/e Pearson Education India Effective Behavior in Organizations (REP) with PowerWeb‚ 7/e Mcgraw-Hill Exploring Corporate Strategy‚ 6/e Pearson Education India Facilities Planning‚
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Are Families Dangerous? Barbara Ehrenreich The family is the first institution of the five basic social institutions. It is responsible for developing the behavior of each person to be interactive individuals in society. It is responsible for supplying the basic needs of each person during their development. Unfortunately‚ the image of family has been deteriorated considerably. Instead of being a system support for people‚ it has become a double edged sword. Society is at fault for how bad
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Substance Abuse Kyra Prall HCA/250 3/3/2013 Marie Smith Substance Abuse Using drugs started in the early centuries. Smoking tobacco became popular after Christopher Columbus discovered the positive affects of smoking tobacco leaves. Alcohol was seen as a gift from God‚ and other drugs stemmed from thrill seekers trying different chemicals and natural substances for pleasure. When using drugs frequently a psychological and physical dependence occurs due to the pleasure and relief assoaciated
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By: Saina - 8R Substance Abuse - Heroin Substance abuse means abusing the power of various drugs‚ alcohol or chemicals to the point at which the user can’t stop. This can usually result in physical‚ mental and/or emotional harm to the users and others. Teenagers are more in the risk of the substance abuse as they don’t acknowledge the consequences of their actions; the reason is the biological and psychological changes during the adolescence‚ but also lots of the adults get addicted to the drugs
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in Typhoon Unsang and sank‚ leaving 389 dead‚ with only 147 survivors. The Princess of the Stars- June 21‚ 2008 sinking of MV Princess of the Stars off Romblon province‚ which resulted in the death of about 800 passengers and crew. International Case‚ Ireland‚ South Korea‚ Senegal‚ Tuscany: RMS Empress of Ireland- May 29‚ 1914. The accident claimed the lives of 1‚012 people (840 passengers‚ 172 crew). During the early morning hours‚ the smaller collier collided with the starboard (right) side of the Empress due
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Albert Ellis describes the term CBT as the psychotherapeutic approach implemented to treat persons who are affected with mental conditions‚ such as‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ and addiction (Fox‚ 2006). Moreover‚ this theory is the modality of choice which addresses maladaptive behaviors‚ dysfunctional emotions‚ and cognitive processes (Fox‚ 2006). This approach appears to be the most suitable for the theory of this case study. As cited in Fox‚ (2006)‚ "CBT was primarily developed through an integration
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Road Transport and Road Traffic Accident Statistics (Island of Mauritius) January – June 2011 1. Vehicles registered as at June 2011 As at 30 June 2011‚ the number of vehicles registered at the National Transport Authority (NTA) was 392‚276. This represents a net increase of 8‚161 (2.1%) vehicles as compared to the end of December 2010 when the number of registered vehicles stood at 384‚115 (Table 1.1). 2. Net increase between January and June 2011 Between January and June 2011‚ the fleet
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Abstract Summary: The problem of car accidents in Lebanon is becoming a severe issue since the percentage of car accidents is increasing year after year. There are several causes leading to this situation‚ however they differ in the importance of their implementation. Some of the causes are direct such as: use of seatbelt‚ texting while driving‚ speeding‚ and drinking and driving‚ while others are indirect such as road infrastructure‚ rules forced and implemented‚ and efficiency of driving tests
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Alyson Waite‚ a junior public relations major‚ wrote an article titled‚ “Beware of Facebook Danger‚” on May 10‚ 2006. In this article‚ Waite ultimately tries to persuade her readers to avoid Facebook. She describes how predators can use Facebook as an opportunity to find unsuspecting victims. She also tells of the risk that a student might face from questionable photos posted of them. She explains how students can portray themselves as potential victims by exposing their insecurity. Finally‚ she
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