Sands Dr. Finnley ENGL 1010 21 October 2013 The Cause of Substance Abuse Substance abuse affects many people in all walks of life. It is more common than one might realize. Substance abuse causes all sorts of negative effects in the affected individual. Substance abuse can be caused by several factors‚ including genetics‚ depression or anxiety‚ and performance apprehension. Genetics is believed to be an extremely strong cause of substance abuse. As stated in an article from the American Academy
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Name: Cederic Redus Topic: Substance Abuse and Crime Instructor: Scott Breseman Course: Introduction to Criminal Justice Date: 22th January‚ 2011 Introduction Substance abuse is “nearly automatically” linked with criminal acts. The statistical association between illegal drugs abuse and crime seems to be convincing when examined at the first glance; however‚ it is not possible to make a conclusion concerning a distinct cause-and-effect association between the two aspects. As noted by Brochu
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American adults battled a substance use disorder in 2014 (Statistics on Drug). with that being said‚ over ninety percent of Americans battling addiction started their drug-using habits during their adolescent years (Addiction Statistics). This staggering percentage is not indicative of a cultural issue or passing trends of the decades‚ but of a physiological weakness seen consistently throughout youth. Compared to adults‚ adolescents face more detrimental long-term effects of substance abuse‚ because of
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Substance Abuse and the Elderly Substance abuse in the elderly exists just as in any other population. Many seniors develop substance abuse problems due to circumstances or situations due to the aging process. A report by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration indicates that 17% of adults age 60 and older are affected by alcohol abuse and abuse of legal drugs. The report also states that a third of those seniors who abuse substances did
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Classification of Chemical Substances Prepared for: Dr. Robert O’Reilly By: Kudaibergenov Baizak 20.11.2013 Nazarbayev University Introduction While many thousands of substances are known‚ they can be classified into a few simple categories based on type of bonding that exists among the atoms in the substance. Bonds are chemical forces that hold atoms together to form molecules or compounds. These categories are ionic‚ molecular and metallic substances. In ionic compounds valence
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The production of Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward was performed by The Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film and directed by Virginia Smith. I attended the performance on March 2nd‚ 2016 at 7:30 pm. Overall‚ I thought this play was very interesting and kept me intrigued the whole time. I would say that I don’t really have a type of production that I would attend‚ but now seeing this production I would most likely go see it again to see how other organizations would vary it. Every performer that
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In class‚ Dr.Moore always reminds us that his job it to prepare us to be global citizens. He emphasizes the importance of being aware of other people’s perspectives‚ backgrounds‚ and beliefs. Last Saturday‚ I volunteered at Spirit Fest with Holt International. Spirit Fest is a multi-religious festival at the Circuit of the Americas‚ with live band performances and booths for multiple organizations. Holt International is an organization that focuses on family strengthening‚ orphan care‚ and adoption
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Over the duration of six weeks‚ we worked in a math unit called "Shadows." During the unit‚ we worked to solve the unit problem‚ which was to find a formula for how long a shadow was. When first given the unit problem‚ I considered it a simple task but soon after I realized there were many steps and ideas that needed to be learned before the unit goal could be reached. Throughout these six weeks‚ we learned about trigonometry‚ similarity‚ patterns‚ congruency‚ and using angles to solve problems.
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they get the chance to grow physically‚ socially and cognitively but also easily affected by risky behaviours such as misuse of substance. According to Clark and Thatcher (2008) ‚ adolescence is the “developmental period of highest risk for the onset of problematic alcohol and other drug” . Substance abuse refers to the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances‚ including alcohol and illicit drugs‚ which can lead to addiction and is likely to continue into adulthood. (World Health Organization
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Substance abuse could become an addiction when the continued use of a substance becomes compulsive and interferes with the users ordinary responsibilities. It does not only affect those who are addicted‚ but it affects all the members of the family unit. One out of four families will experience problems related to the effects of substance abuse (Mordey‚ 2012). Substance abuse is a family disease that is capable of disrupting family life‚ causing negative effects that can last for a lifetime. The
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