Misery‚ the book that Stephen King is well known for contains a large amount of subliminal messages about King’s drug and alcohol abuse. King knew he had a problem with his abuse. He also knew that it effected him mentally and physically. He admitted this when he says “I wanted to gab them and hit them.” while referring to his children. He then says “Even though I didn’t do it‚ I felt guilty because of my brutal impulses.” He wasn’t proud of the thoughts he had and he knew that he would not be having
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Effective Treatment for Drug Addiction Introduction “Every year‚ hundreds of thousands of Americans undergo treatment for substance use disorder‚ also called addiction” (Hart & Ksir‚ 2013‚ p. 409). Drug addiction is a complex brain disease because the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain. It is a condition characterized by an overwhelming and uncontrollable desire or craving to continue taking a drug to which one has become habituated through repeated consumption
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Identify the different substances which individuals might use‚ how they are used and their likely effects. Abused substances produce some form of intoxication that alters judgment‚ attention‚ perception‚ or physical control. Psychoactive drugs can be categorised into three broad groups: 1 Stimulants: Amphetamines‚ Cocaine‚ Crack‚ Ecstasy‚ Anabolic steroids 2 Depressants: Cannabis‚ Alcohol‚ Benzodiazepines GHB etc. 3 Hallucinogens: LSD‚ Magic Mushrooms (Psilocybin)‚ Skunk. Drugs also have street
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essential for adolescence to find other means for coping and expression. Healthy family foundations‚ communication‚ education‚ and activities are essential for youth to avoid the temptation of substance use. Intervention is an event or act by an individual interrupting the progression of problems with substance use. (Fields‚ 2010) There are a variety of treatment and therapy models
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ASM 12 Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists There are a wide range of substances that can be misused. These come under the categories of the following: Illegal Drugs – Heroin‚ Crack/Cocaine‚ Cannabis‚ Amphetamines‚ Prescription Drugs – This list can be quite exhaustive‚ but mainly contains all the tablets prescribed by the GP with regards to depression‚ sleeping tablets e.g. Tamazepan‚ Diazepam‚ and Valium Legal Highs – Alcohol‚ various drugs such
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There are very few people in the world who have the good fortune of not dealing with the exposure of substance use. Or are facing one themselves. For those who have‚ there are an array of ways it can have an impact on your life. I have had many people in my life who have had a substance use problem. I‚ myself‚ have used substances and let it get in the way of my life to a certain extent. I never saw it as a continuing problem. I have gained a plethora of knowledge from experimenting to experience
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1. Obtain 1 gram of an impure‚ unknown substance solid. Make sure to stir the mixture before measuring the sample; record the mixture’s code in the data section. 2. Add approx. 25-50 mL of water and several boiling chips to a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask and heat the water to a gentle boil using a hotplate. 3. On a second hotplate‚ place a 125 mL Erlenmeyer flask containing the one gram of unknown solid along with a boiling chip. 4. Using a ring clamp‚ slowly pour approx. 5-10 mL of boiling water into
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Lab: Flame Test Purpose: to determine the ID of 2 unknown substances Background Information: Every atom consists of a nucleus with tiny electrons whizzing around it. The further away from the nucleus they are‚ the more energy the electrons have. If a metal atom is heated‚ the electrons get enough energy to jump higher away from the nucleus‚ they become “excited”. When they fall back closer to the nucleus (back to their ground state)‚ they give off this extra energy as light. Why is the
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Mr. Holcomb says his family consist of 2 brothers and mother and father. He states that his parents were very strict and church was the place they could go until his mother began to cheat on his mom and then both parents was not home leaving the children to find for themselves. Mr. Holcomb states‚ “that is when began to drinking and he is an alcohol today”. Mr. Holcomb was sexuality abused by a family member when he was a child and he has a history of psychotic episodes. Mr. Holcomb also states he
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of the audience indicate that those television viewers focused on what they saw‚ not what they heard‚ Kennedy was perceived the winner of the first debate by a very large margin.” In Presidential election image is therefore more important than substance‚ due to the facts that humans are affected by perception bias‚ that Media more and more rely on image and that politics use those two facts to use image as a communication tool. Humans are affected by perception bias‚ they don’t see the world as
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