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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order to keep her Samantha. As a community mental health counselor in a substance abuse clinic it is important to figure out what the family dynamics are in this family and what can be done to help them. A treatment plan will need to be completed for Conner to help with his heavy drinking and to find the underlying
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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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2007 - 2011‚ and addresses the phenomena of adolescent substance abuse in the African American demographic. Additionally‚ this literature review will address documented causes of adolescent substance abuse as presented by psychologists‚ psychiatrists‚ educators‚ government officials‚ urban-policy researchers‚ addiction counselors and human service professionals. Opposing views will be presented by various experts on the subject of substance abuse among the African American adolescent population. This
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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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Substance Abuse In B.C The overdose problem in B.C has seen a recent spike in the last four years‚ this has been largely due to overdoses related to fentanyl use. There has been a steady increase in overdose fatalities since 2014; the amount of deaths caused by overdose in B.C were 119‚ in 2015 the number was 136‚ and in 2016 the number reached 256 (Britten‚ L. 2016). Another major problem that corresponds with illegal substance use is criminal behaviour. Illegal drugs are often linked in the involvement
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B DOMESTIC EURO PE LATIN AM ASIA XX XX XX XX FILENAME HERE CMYK VERSION 00 As seen in S p e c i al Advertising Section Special Advertising Sections © Copyright The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE TODAY’S BEST DRIVER OF BOTTOM-LINE PERFORMANCE A fter you’ve fiddled with labor costs‚ R&D‚ procurement‚ and such‚ if you’re looking for ways to boost financial performance (and who isn’t?)‚ there’s still one slice of uncharted corporate
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Case Management Special Populations – Substance Abuse This paper will consider information illustrating the fact that there are many special populations that have a real need for services from social agencies. A special population can be explained as a group of people that need assistance in order to function and have as normal and productive quality of life as possible. They are unable to do this on their own because of a disability or deficiency that creates a disadvantage not necessarily
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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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