community is drowning from substance abuse‚ drugs and alcohol. “People abuse substances such as drugs‚ alcohol‚ and tobacco for varied and complicated reasons‚ but it is clear that our society pays a significant cost. The toll for this abuse can be seen in our hospitals and emergency departments through direct damage to health by substance abuse and its link to physical trauma. Jails and prisons tally daily the strong connection between crime and drug dependence and abuse. Although use of some drugs
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medical and even spiritual properties. Many individuals are able to use substances with no negative consequences‚ but for many it can lead to addiction. Addiction will lead the individuals to have to chronic‚ relapsing‚ and compulsive behavior despite the known negative side effects. There are many substances that can lead to addiction and these substances are broken down into categories (Capuzzi & Stauffer‚ 2015). Substances that are popular and highly addictive yet cause very different out reactions
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the article‚ “Just Say No‚” it narrows down the programs to just D.A.R.E. Even though the program D.A.R.E is a great idea‚ studies have shown that it’s not as effective as they thought it would be (Liliendfeld & Arkowitz‚ 2014). D.A.R.E means Drug Abuse Resistance Education. This program came about by the Los Angeles police department in 1983. About 75% of the U.S. and about 43 countries teach this program in their school. At least one police officer goes into a school about once a week for a few
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My Service Learning in BIS 201 took place at Sojourner Recovery Services. Sojourner Recovery Services is a drug recovery facility for drug dependents men‚ women and adolescents. Sojourner Recovery Services assisted me with choosing a specific location and demographic to complete my Service Learning. I decided to choose to work with the adolescent. The adolescent population at Sojourner Recovery Service for drug dependent teens and preteens has different sites depending on the issue. Sojourner Recovery
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Substance Abuse Smoking HCA 250 March 15‚ 2013 Robbie Johnson Substance Abuse Smoking Smoking is a form of nicotine dependence that many of us rely on for various reasons. Every person smokes for a reason whether it is peer pressure in high school‚ parents smoking‚ friends‚ co workers. People want to fit into the in crowd some have started and want to quit or have tried multiple times and have not succeeded. The withdrawal symptoms can include irritability‚ anxiety‚ difficulty concentrating
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RESEARCH CASE STUDY: PERSONAL INTERVIEWED - ALCOHOL ABUSE Jennifer Campbell Theories of Personality (PSY 500A) Lynn University December 6‚ 2012 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to create a case study based on a specific theory of personality development. Kelly (1969) stated that personality theory presents a positive view of human nature (Schultz‚ & Schultz‚ 2009). The combination of cognitive and behavioral‚ together forms the infrastructure of the individual ’s personality;
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remains that we are not doing the best we can to guide our future society down the right path. Addiction is both a mental and physical abuse. Some teens don’t know they are addicted because they always do it and don’t try and stop. The problem occurs when they do try and stop and realize that it’s much harder than they thought. When a person is addicted to a substance there is no telling what they would do to get their fix. So‚ then that leads to them stealing‚ killing‚ robbing‚ and doing other things
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there are a lot of issues portrayed in this novel that most individuals can relate to‚ but throughout this novel there are many issues presented but the one issue that is shown in the novel that I feel is presented in a realistic way is the drug abuse and violence aspect in the novel‚ Addiction is a very common problem for teenagers today‚ and in this novel written by Ellen Hopkins she tells us the story of a young girl called Kristina Snow spoken in a mother’s perspective of being faced with a
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There are many differences between an annotated bibliography and a literature review. An annotated bibliography is a compilation of citations‚ and this provides the reader the information needed to locate references. A literature review is based on a particular problem with some scientific knowledge and the current theoretical information. The annotated bibliography includes a description and explanation of the sources; a basic citation does not contain this (Carlson‚ 2003). Published studies
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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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