Impact of Parental Substance Abuse Upon Children Leighsa Machus California State University‚ Bakersfield‚ Antelope Valley Abstract Children of substance abusers face tremendous disadvantages. They are exposed and vulnerable to situations that may affect their psychological development in damaging ways (Wolfe‚ 1999). These children are also at risk for a myriad of abuse such as physical‚ emotional‚ sexual abuse and neglect. Research has documented the ways that substance abusing parents
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10/18/2011 Philosophy 235 The Ethical Implications of Involuntary Treatment for Substance Abuse Every time health professionals claim to speak for the rights of others many questions arise within the bioethical community. Although altruism is a motivating mechanism of selfless care for others‚ it may have a dark side. Involuntary treatment for alcohol and drug abuse is a controversial tool used in medical care. The question of whether or not such treatment can be applied has been an unresolvable
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“Drug abuse and addiction are major burdens to society; economic costs alone are estimated to exceed a half a trillion dollars annually in the United States‚ including health‚ crime-related costs‚ and losses in productivity. However staggering as these numbers are‚ they provide a limited perspective of the devastating consequences of this disease‚” (Volkow‚ 2007 P. 2). The cost of drug addiction and drug abuse can be staggering in today’s society. 14 percent of people brought to emergency
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Unit 5 A Qualitative Study of the Oglala Lakota Sioux: The Devastating Implication of Substance Abuse Submitted by Michael L. Albiston “I certify that I have read A Student’s Guide to Academic Integrity at the University of Oklahoma‚ and this paper is an original paper composed by me for this course. Except where properly cited and attributed‚ it has not been copied or closely reworded from any other source and has not been submitted as a whole‚ or in part‚ for credit in any other course
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Running Header: Emerging Technology in Substance Abuse/Mental Health 1 Telemedicine in Adolescent Substance Abuse Gregory Butler Soc 120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Michael Pankras Technology has allowed the world to operate totally different from the past. New emerging technology has made it possible for providers to be in one area or region of the world and provide care to patients in another area or region of the world in real time. Teleconferencing
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It always raises an eye when an average athlete suddenly becomes the fastest or the strongest in their sport; in many cases they have stopped depending on talent and now rely on a performance- enhancing drug for success. Substance abuse in sports is shown to be common because of their benefits‚ various scandals in the media‚ and new polices companies have now had to implement. The act of "doping" or the use of an enhancing-drug has become a social norm though out all sports. There is a drive
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When I get older I want to be a substance abuse counselor. Substance abuse counselors are important because if you or someone you know is addicted to something they can get help from someone in this field. I think I would be a good person for this kind of job. All my life I have been around substance abusers and I myself was once a substance abuser. A substance abuser is someone who is prescribed something but instead of taking it when needed they abuse it and take it whenever they want to‚ usually
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I hammered. I beat it raw‚ until the piece was unrecognizable. I manipulated it in a way to suit my own twisted desires. And like that‚ I was finished. Sweat dripped off my brow‚ as I cleaned and wiped the surface with rubbing alcohol and surface cleaner‚ making it shine to show my blood covered face and sweat drenched shirt. This summer‚ I spent my weeks‚ day in and day out‚ working on an old pickup. The pickup was a 1991‚ with over four hundred thousand miles‚ and enough stories to bring a child
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It was a little hard to remember everything we had gone over during the semester. I finally had to flip through the book to make sure I didn’t forget anything. I felt like some of the chapters didn’t apply to me like the chapter about drugs‚ but then I remembered my almost addiction to the most used drug in society. I drink way too much coffee. It doesn’t help that I compare myself to other people and see they drink more so I think I’m doing fine if I don’t drink a pot a day. I think that is my worst
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Research Article Analysis Danielle Cunningham CJA/334 April 27‚ 2014 Dustin Johnson Research Article Analysis The purpose of the research study is to see if juveniles being employed affects delinquency and substance abuse amongst youth. The problem is that there seems to be a direct correlation between substance abuse and the intensity of work schedules while teens are attending school. The questions that are to be researched are why are youth who spend long hours at work more likely to be delinquent
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