not-for- profit agency offered a residential treatment program for individuals seeking treatment for substance abuse. This assignment will identify the resource service delivery area and discuss the population served. In addition‚ this assignment will discuss the services provided‚ eligibility requirements‚ and the referral process‚ including the thoughts in referring a client to the Village Substance Abuse Program. Resource Delivery Area The Village operates in different cities in the state of Florida
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University of Phoenix/ HCA 250 The subject I choose for my Fianl paper was: Substance Abuse. The reason I choose this subject was because I have had a lot of experience with it. Substance Abuse is a very serious addiction that can happen to anyone. An addiction is any continued involvement with a substance or activity despite its ongoing negative consequences. It is also known as an addictive behavior that initially provides a sense of
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“WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF DRUG ABUSE ON TEENAGERS?” Research Proposal submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the course DISL To Mrs Evette Johnson By DANE-HUE JOHNSON December 2012 Statement of the problem The research problem being investigated is as follows: based on the information provided from the literature review‚ it is not known how and to what extent drug abuse affects teenagers in Bridgeport‚ St. Catherine; nor the effects of drug abuse on teenagers in Bridgeport
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Substance abuse and dependency persist as a major health and social concern in America. Author Joseph A. Califano‚ a former secretary of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare notes‚ “it is hard to find an American family or circle of friends that substance abuse has not touched directly (Califano‚ J. A.‚ p. 1‚ 2008).” Califano further explains that although Americans are 4 percent of the world’s population‚ Americans consume 65 percent of the world’s illegal drugs. Furthermore‚ one in four Americans will
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Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance (drug) that is not considered dependent. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. Activity is also considered substance abuse when inappropriately used (as in the case of propofol and Michael Jackson’s death‚ or steroids for performance enhancement in sports). Therefore‚ mood-altering and psychoactive substances are not the only drugs of abuse. Substance abuse
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Role of Social Workers and Substance Abuse Abstract Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used inclusively to refer to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination‚ oppression‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice‚ community organizing‚ supervision‚ consultation
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The specific interview technique that would be important for an addiction professional to utilize is ASI. ASI is a designed interview plan for substance abuse assessment and treatment planning for clients that suffering with their abuse issues. The ASI is intended to collect important data about matters of a client’s life that may add to their substance-abuse issues. This wide range of overview of the client life helps to determine the client’s level of instability and stability‚ especially when it
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illicit drugs typically begins during adolescence. For most‚ this use is experimental or occasional‚ but a substantial minority will experience harm to their current or subsequent health‚ or threaten the well-being of others” (Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse‚ 2007‚ p. 3)‚ thus alarming a future of inevitable adversities in abstaining from drugs. Cocaine is a popular drug that continues to make its popularity through the years of our youth and all the way up to adulthood. Cocaine is derived from the
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Bill S.2125 an Act Relative to Prescription Drug Diversion‚ Abuse‚ and Addiction http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/Senate/S2125 Level: State Originally on 11/17/11 Senator Richard Moore presented bill S2072 to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. On 1/30/12 changed to bill S2122. And Senator Steven Brewer sent to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. On 1/31/12 as bill S2115 it was sent to the Senate Committee of Ethics and Rules. This was sent to the House Ways and Means Committee and combined
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Background and Significance: Substance use disorders are gaining more attention as the opioid epidemic is growing more widespread‚ and research is increasing within the addiction medicine field. Substance use‚ for both men and women‚ is triggered by many factors and characterized socially by stigma and fear. For women‚ this stigma often manifests in fear of seeking treatment‚ particularly if involving children or pregnancy. This paper is inspired by baseline data analyzed from a prospective cohort
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