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    Intro to Drug Use in Society Drug Abuse and Addiction are major burdens to society. The costs of drug abuse and addiction to our nation are staggering. Fourteen percent of patients admitted to hospitals have alcohol drug abuse and addiction disorders. Almost 20 percent of all Medicaid hospital costs and nearly 1 dollar of every 4 dollar Medicare spends on inpatient care is associated with substance abuse. 70 percent of individuals in state prisons and jails have used illegal drugs regularly.

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    Prescription drug abuse has a huge effect on people and their families. Drugs have some good qualities and help in many ways. However‚ many people tend to abuse the ability to use drugs even when it is not a necessity to use the drugs anymore. Some people do not realize how much they rely on the drugs. There becomes a point in some people’s lives where they tend to take the drug not because they need it but because they have a habit and a want. Many do not realize the effect it has on the body to

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    Prescription Drug Abuse Brenda DeRolf 3/5/2012 * Today I will talk about the growing problem of prescription drug abuse‚ some common drugs that cause abuse‚ their effects and some common treatments. Have you ever taken a prescription drug other than prescribed‚ or that wasn’t yours? Prescription drug abuse is the fastest growing problem in the U.S. right now. PDA is the intentional use of a medication without a prescription‚ or in a way other than prescribed‚ or for feelings it causes.

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    hardly open a newspaper without seeing on article on drug abuse among teenagers. Sadly as it is‚ this kind of social evil has driven more and more youngsters to nowhere but cruelty and crime. The first and foremost step towards any possible solution‚ I feel‚ is to point out the causes that lead to this problem. Some of them can be low-esteem‚ lack of parents’ attention and influence from bad friends. To begin with‚ teens often begin using drugs because of low-esteem. This is party a psychological

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    Drug Abuse Among Youth

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    Drug Abuse among Youth Being young‚ beautiful and naive is something that can be ruined so easily by using drugs. Experimentation with drugs during adolescence has become very common. Adolescents tend to feel immune to the problems that other people experience with using drugs. Drugs can have many physiological and psychological effects. In addition‚ drug abusers lose what makes humans unique and admirable. Finally‚ consuming drugs can create a dependency. Due to these consequences‚ the youth

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    PHILIPPINES: MASSIVE DRUG ABUSE Submitted by: Howard Elton Navarro John Kenneth Maimot Submitted to: Prof. Desserie Maynes March 13‚ 2012 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grateful acknowledgements are due to the following resources for lending their books and ideas for this research paper. And also the authors for letting the researchers used the following articles and selection of their books for this subject matter. Kaban ng Hiyas Library of Mandaluyong City for the books Google as research engine

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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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    The definition of child abuse is mistreatment of a child by parent‚ guardian‚ or an adult responsible for his or her welfare. Now‚ should drug use by pregnant women be considered child abuse? Babies should be born healthy‚ not have the risk of dying. But‚ when women are scared to seek prenatal care‚ abortions are not considered child abuse‚ and pregnant women have to smoke marijuana for medicinal reasons‚ might change your mind. Paul A. Logli‚ an Illinois prosecuting attorney‚ argues that it is

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    This article‚ from U.S News‚ discusses the the drug abuse crisis that America is experiencing today and what President Obama plans to do about it. America has seen drug abuse spike not only among lower classes‚ but also among middle class Americans‚ white and black. In recent years‚ drug overdoses‚ particularly with Opioids- which have morphine- like effects‚ have even killed more people than motor vehicle accidents have. President Obama plans to end this crisis by expanding access to treatments

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    Urine Testing of Drug of Abuse

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    Testing for Drugs of Abuse U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES • Public Health Service • Alcohol‚ Drug Abuse‚ and Mental Health Administration Urine Testing for Drugs of Abuse Editors: Richard L. Hawks‚ Ph.D. C. Nora Chiang‚ Ph.D. Division of Preclinical Research National Institute on Drug Abuse NIDA Research Monograph 73 1986 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Alcohol‚ Drug Abuse‚ and Mental Health Administration National Institute on Drug Abuse 5600

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