Being thrown in jails and institutions has proven over the years to be an ineffective treatment of substance abuse. Clearly there is an issue with the judicial system and its policies regarding addiction. Although the legal system has clear guidelines for punishments‚ it is still left to the addict to seek out resources to rehabilitate from drugs. Everyone should be very concerned by the staggering statistic of 129 deaths a day from drug overdoses. American’s should not ignore the fact that it
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References: Fisher‚ G. L. & Harrison‚ T. C. (2009). Substance Abuse: Information for School Counselors‚ Social Workers‚ Therapists‚ and Counselors (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
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what I knew about her‚ we instantly connected because she was a lot like my own mother; the only difference was that mine did not have a drinking problem. Socioeconomic circumstances can change the approach and behavior people have regarding substance abuse. For example‚ my cultural climate includes a pleasant‚ urban neighborhood of ideal soccer moms and working mothers in stable careers‚ who are loving‚ caring‚ and patient. The culture I grew up in did not encourage mothers to drink‚ so being introduced
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because my grandmother‚ her‚ and my aunt‚ had to flee Haiti during coup. My mother had me at a very young age‚ she was 17 years old and shouldn’t have had a child in my opinion. One of my first childhood memories was insignificant . I went through abuse a majority of the time I was with my birth family. I remember one time my mother came home drunk.I was about three years old ‚and I went to go give her a hug‚ she grasped me by my hair and yanked me to the basement door‚ then she opened it and chucked
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With a history of drug and alcohol abuse in her family‚ having been exposed in utero‚ and witnessing it at a young age from her own mother‚ the daughter developed her addictions‚ meth being the most serious of them. Countless trips to rehab‚ jail‚ and even the birth of her own children could
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Capella University PSYC2720 Adolescent Psychology Unit 4‚ Assignment 1 Aimee Seward 6/11/2016 Substance Disorder in Adolescence Introduction Teenagers are vulnerable to aquiring substance abuse disorders. This has much to do with their functional and neurocognitive brain development and how the areas of the brain manage the child’s feelings and cognition (Wiers‚ Boelema‚ Nikolaou‚ & Gladwin‚ 2015). It is estimated that by the time adolescents become high school seniors 70% had tried alcohol
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Substance Abuse Treatment: The Role of Early Education and Access to Treatment Programs for Minority Youth Patricia Taveras Rutgers University In this article‚ survey techniques are used to examine early drug education and early access to treatment to determine their effects on treatment outcomes among minority adolescents. The literature review serves as a starting point for greater attention in research‚ to address the lack of representation minorities have in substance abuse treatment
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examining her further‚ I would diagnose her with a substance abuse disorder. The onsets of her symptoms seem to be unrelated to any other major influence. Common issues include loss of focus and irritability are caused by withdraw from most abused substances. Her lack of sleep is also a common symptom when adequate amounts of a needed substance are not ingested. This is considered withdrawal. To meet these criteria‚ Marla must have been using the substance for an extended period. Any depressants tend to
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Current Drug Abuse Reviews‚ 2011‚ 4‚ 57-64 57 A Review of the Psychometric Properties of the CRAFFT Instrument: 1999-2010 Shayesta Dhalla*‚1‚ Bruno D. Zumbo2 and Gary Poole3 1 2 University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ Canada Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education‚ University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ Canada School of Population and Public Health‚ University of British Columbia‚ Vancouver‚ Canada Abstract: Introduction: Alcohol (AUD) and
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on Drug Abuse‚ drug abuse can be a cause of other diseases such as cancer‚ heart disease‚ and HIV/AIDS. Addiction to a substance can lead to those diseases or worse‚ death. Globally‚ the misuse of legal and illegal drugs kills around 200‚000 people annually (Drug Abuse Kills). Addiction should not be taken lightly or treated like the addict’s own fault. As such‚ substance abuse should be considered a disease and treated as such in order to effectively rehabilitate addicts. Substance abuse “is a dependence
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