"Substance abuse analysis using erikson s stages of development" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 9 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Better Essays

    Substance Abuse in Vermont

    • 1773 Words
    • 8 Pages

    on wcax.com‚ “more Vermonters died from opiate overdoses last year [2011] than murders and traffic fatalities combined.” Some opiates have medically valid uses‚ while others are recreational drugs of abuse. All are physically addictive‚ and it has become evident that many people have begun to abuse them. Pharmaceutical drugs have taken over the minds of many Vermonters. I do believe that Vermont is facing a severe epidemic when it comes to opiate addiction. According to Governor Peter Shumlin

    Premium Drug addiction Addiction Morphine

    • 1773 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Child Substance Abuse

    • 870 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Drug Abuse: Child Effects Parents do not conceive a baby or in some cases several babies with the intentions of neglecting and/or abusing them physically and/or emotionally. Some conceive with the hopes of a lifestyle change‚ and others conceive surprisingly unknowingly. Depending on their life circumstance they are overwhelmed with joy or overtaken with grief. But all are concerned with the wellbeing of their child or children because of the known and unknown effects the child may endure during

    Premium Addiction Pregnancy Drug addiction

    • 870 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Substance abuse counseling is a rewarding career for anyone who wants to help people who are battling addiction to drugs or alcohol. Counselors find work in therapeutic facilities‚ hospitals‚ prisons and halfway homes. They have a choice of working with teens or adults. The primary function of substance abuse counseling is to help people manage their addictions so they can return to society and function successfully as productive citizens. Substance abuse counseling can also include family members

    Premium Addiction Drug addiction Psychology

    • 527 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Dr. Finnley ENGL 1010 21 October 2013 The Cause of Substance Abuse Substance abuse affects many people in all walks of life. It is more common than one might realize. Substance abuse causes all sorts of negative effects in the affected individual. Substance abuse can be caused by several factors‚ including genetics‚ depression or anxiety‚ and performance apprehension. Genetics is believed to be an extremely strong cause of substance abuse. As stated in an article from the American Academy of

    Free Alcoholism Addiction Drug addiction

    • 613 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    achieve a quick high. This can be done by inhaling the fumes from different substances given off a brief high‚ but still a dangerous high. There is also the fad of synthetic drugs such as bath salts‚ special k‚ and spice. The effects that the substance abuse has on the adolescent covers a very large area. An adolescent’s health is always a major concern when substance abuse is an issue. There are the effects that the substances can cause on the adolescents developing brain. The negative impact that

    Premium Drug addiction Addiction Heroin

    • 696 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Nutrition and Substance Abuse Recovery Drug addiction and alcoholism represent a major health problem in the US. Chemical dependency is associated with malnutrition‚ and there is increasing evidence to suggest that nutrition can play an important role in recovery. The present study measured attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and behaviors towards nutrition‚ health‚ and self-care in the U.S. population. Using anonymous surveys‚ individuals with a self-reported history of substance abuse were compared to individuals

    Premium Nutrition

    • 1303 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Substance Abuse In Sports

    • 866 Words
    • 4 Pages

    young athletes should never do is copy or make the same mistakes athletes are making today. From preform enhancing drugs all the way to alcohol and marijuana these substance are hurting athletes‚ organization‚ and the NFL shield. So far in the NFL over thirty player have been suspended for violating the NFL policy for substances abuse or preform enhancing drugs. The NFL is only in week 11 so far and has close to a full football team of player that have been suspend. One of the biggest names on that

    Premium American football National Football League Concussion

    • 866 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Substance Abuse - Heroin

    • 2142 Words
    • 9 Pages

    Substance Abuse - Heroin 03/27/2011 Substance abuse is a problem that is an epidemic all over the world. America is not the only country suffering from heroin addiction. The misuse and abuse of drugs occurs at all age levels‚ in almost all social settings and at workplace occurrence in all occupation and industries. It has significant negative impacts that affect every community though out the world. Drugs affect all of us in one way

    Premium Drug addiction Heroin Addiction

    • 2142 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    been long suggested that homelessness and substance abuse are in some way connected in a lot of cases. While this point has not been debated‚ the issue has become which has occurred first‚ the substance abuse or the homelessness. Has the loss of a home drove people to abuse substances or have people’s illicit substance abuse led to misappropriation of funds and ultimately foreclosure and homelessness. The debate has raged on about whether the substance abuse is a cause for homelessness or a consequence

    Free Homelessness Homeless shelter Saint Francis House

    • 664 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Substance Abuse Trends

    • 340 Words
    • 2 Pages

    today’s society‚ especially with adolescents‚ trends are always changing. There is always a new trend randomly popping up. That theory also holds true when considering substance abuse trends. Substance abuse is often defined as‚ “Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance‚ especially alcohol or drugs” (Substance abuse‚ n.d.). New drugs like K2 and Molly/MDMA have become popular with adolescents (Johnston‚ O’Malley‚ Bachman‚ & Schulenberg‚ 2012). The use of Marijuana has also been on

    Premium Drug addiction Addiction Adolescence

    • 340 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 50