Mary Debruyckere September 10‚ 2012 English 090-08H Nancy Stohlman Expository Writing-Final Draft How I Overcame My Drug Addiction I’d like to begin by stating a simple fact about overcoming drug addiction. When you’re struggling with drug addiction‚ sobriety can seem like an impossible goal. The road to recovery doesn’t have an Atlas to follow. What works for one person‚ may not be feasible for another. I’d like to think of my process as
Premium Drug addiction Recovery model
Why You Should Not Drink and Drive Drinking and driving is a continuous problem here in the United States. No matter what state you live in‚ there is a law against it. Although each state has its own laws‚ they are generally similar in nature and in severity. Driving under the influence is dangerous due to the fact that it affects a person’s ability to think and react‚ both clearly and in a timely manner. Without clear thought and immediate control of motor skills‚ a person poses a high danger
Premium Alcoholic beverage Insurance Drunk driving
Intervention‚ Treatment‚ and Relapse Prevention Paper BSHS 431 Yvette E. Williams University of Phoenix Leatrice Allen April 13‚ 2011 This in-person interview was made final April 7‚ 2011 with the interviewee‚ Mae Parnell‚ who is employed as a case manager at Haymarket Center‚ located as 120 So. Sangamon St.‚ Chicago‚ IL. Mae Parnell’s primary job description at Haymarket Center is to coordinator the approach to the delivery of substances abuse and social
Premium Addiction Alcohol abuse Drug addiction
Noel By Michael Plemmons The story has a 3rd person narrator. It is not an omniscient narrator since the narrator doesn’t know everything that’s going on in everybody’s mind or at least the narrator isn’t telling us about any thoughts or anything like it. The angle is very narrow since the narrator isn’t giving us much detailed information about the characters or the scene. In the story there isn’t any main character. In the story we have three kinds of characters: the buyers‚ the seller and
Premium Christmas Time Present
Prescription drugs and Street drugs By Checeba Lawton Date: 09/15/2012 Gail McElroy Prescription drugs and street drugs that are destroying the world and the problem are increasing each year. More individuals that are realizing that they are becoming addicts. What can society do about this situation?
Premium Addiction Drug addiction Morphine
The Universal Acceptance of Evil The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"‚ published by American author Ursula K. Le Guin‚ is set in a city called Omelas where all of the residents appear to be happy and prosperous. However‚ there is one exception. In order for Omelas’ to thrive in bliss‚ a young child must be totally deprived of happiness. There is allegoric meaning behind this. The citizens of Omelas use this defenseless child as scapegoat to outlet of all of their pain and guilt‚ just as Jesus Christ
Premium Ursula K. Le Guin Science fiction Core issues in ethics
CED 322: Case Study In the case of the 46 year-old female client‚ I would begin my assessment of her by attempting to relieve her current state of anxiety. My first goal would be to allow her to feel safe and comfortable when she enters my office. I want her to know that my office is a safe haven from anything that causes her to relapse. In addition‚ by congratulating her decision to seek treatment I can make early strides in developing trust and rapport from the start. Once the client and I spend
Premium Drug addiction Addiction Morphine
“The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin In the short story‚ “The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas”‚ by Ursula Le Guin‚ the author tells the story of the beautiful and happy city of Omelas. Everything and everyone in Omelas seems to prosper‚ making Omelas seem like a perfect city and Utopian society. However hidden deep down in the darkness somewhere beneath the city of Omelas is the city’s secret‚ a young child is kept there‚ starving‚ tortured‚ forbidden of any happiness‚ and
Premium Ursula K. Le Guin Homosexuality Human rights
Name of Client: David J General Information: 18yo male‚ currently seeking therapy @ community mental health center following a traumatic accident that ended any possibility for a football career Medical / Physical Health Status: family Dr. stated David possibly has depression as a result of the accident; still recovering from injury Employment/Work History and Financial problems and Support Status: HS drop out; parent’s divorces‚ lives with mother‚ received support from siblings
Premium Family Drug addiction Methamphetamine
Suffering for Happiness “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” is a story written by Ursula K. Le Guin. After reading this story‚ I wanted to belong to Omelas. It was the place to live in because of its joyful streets along with the people surrounded by happiness. This city was close to what I imagine heaven to be; however‚ the happiness incorporated into the city was obtained through the suffering of one innocent child. People had the freedom to live in Omelas knowing about this fact while others
Premium Third World Ursula K. Le Guin Thought