The field of substance abuse counseling is growing exponentially. With the opioid epidemic booming and synthetic drugs flooding the market‚ there is a dire need for counselors with education‚ training‚ and strong work ethics. But that is not why I am choosing to become a Substance Abuse Counselor‚ there is a little more to it. They say those that have lived it are the ones who can help others during their struggles. I am 45 years old‚ a mother to 3 beautiful children‚ one with special needs. I am
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Janel Fulton Aharen Richardson English 1113 October 30‚ 2012 Substance Abuse Within the Ranks “An Enemy Called Addiction Guelph Man’s Struggles in the Canadian Forces Suggest Our Military is Ill-Prepared to Battle Substance Abuse Within its Ranks”(Guelph Mercury (ON)‚ 09/03/2011) an article written on September 03‚2011 and published in the Guelph Mercury news paper in Ontario Canada is an essay written over one mans struggles with addiction in the military. The military doesn’t know how
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Substance abuse during pregnancy is an ongoing problem. These poor infants can’t defend themselves or stop the harmful substances from entering their body it’s all the desion of the mother but the child is the one who has to suffer the consequences and deal with the long term effect that substance abuse can cause hopefuly this essay will educate about the different risk involved for the mother and for the baby when the mother chooses to smoke‚ drink alcohol‚ or use drugs during pregnancy. With
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Effects of Prenatal Substance Abuse Shiela Neumann Mohave Community College November 1‚ 2015 Submitted to Christi Carey Mohave Community College Abstract Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a problem in this country and exposes health and development risks for the developing fetus. Each year an estimated 400‚000-440‚000 infants (10-11% of all births) are affected by prenatal alcohol or illicit drug exposure (alcohol and drug). Almost all drugs are known to pass through the placenta
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RUNNING HEAD: Implementation of Multicultural Psychotherapy Treatment Plan Implementation of Multicultural Psychotherapy Treatment Plan with Claireece Precious Jones Megan Roy The University of Texas Abstract This report summarizes the implementation of a Multicultural Psychotherapy treatment plan with Precious Jones‚ an eighteen year old African-American single mother of two. Precious was referred by the Student Counseling Center at a community college in Harlem‚ New York which she attends
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An individual may substance abuse due to the culture in which they are exposed. What it meant by this is the culture of poverty that cause one too substance abuse‚ with correlations of socioeconomic depression. In correlation with individuals and or groups that take advantage of people that are in the essential need of resources such as monetary needs. I have found that when people are destitute they will do anything to survive. Sadly‚ this is how individuals get mixed up with trafficking drugs.
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1. What social conditions seem to contribute most often to alcohol and substance abuse? What psychological conflicts and anxieties seem most conducive to substance abuse? The social conditions that contributed most often to alcohol and substance abuse was where there were higher anxiety levels. Places such as highly urbanized communities. Societies such as the one’s that pressure children with responsibilities and not indulgent towards kids suffered from drinking problems. Also‚ societies that offered
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is association between sexual orientation of an individual and substance use. Recent research points out that higher rates of substance abuse including alcohol among youths who self-reported that they were gender minorities or had attraction with the same sex ( Lesbian‚ Gay or Bisexual)(Faulkner et al‚ 1998‚ Garofalo et al‚ 1998‚ Hahm et al‚ 2008). The exact mechanism of the interaction between sexual orientation and substance abuse is complicated. The most common link has been studied by the application
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Children‚ Adolescents‚ Substance Abuse‚ and the Media American Military University Children‚ Adolescents‚ Substance Abuse‚ and the Media According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)‚ the media plays the largest role of influence on substance use among children and adolescents in the United States. Movies‚ television commercials and shows‚ music‚ internet‚ advertisements‚ books‚ social networking sites‚ video games‚ and even cellular
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Drug abuse is a serious issue that affects many addicts. There are many resources to treatment available‚ but addicts must want to completely recover from drug abuse in order for treatment to be successful. However‚ recovery does not always go smoothly. There may be challenges along the way. But some people may need to go through treatment more than once in order to have long-term effects. Although some may believe that drug abuse treatment does not work‚ it does. Recovery is not alway successful
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