Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. If an activity is performed using the objects against the rules and policies of the matter (as in steroids for performance enhancement in sports)‚ it is also called substance abuse. Therefore‚ mood-altering
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research question and justify why you are interested in the answer to this question How childhood abuse affects mental illness in adults? Not everyone that experiences child abuse will show symptoms‚ but the effects of childhood abuse can influence adulthood behavior. Some people are not able to recover from the devastating effects of childhood trauma and waste their potential on substance abuse or other illicit lifestyles. They can end up in prison‚ uneducated and develop self destructive behaviors
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the relationship it could cause them to get abused more and in some cases they could be murdered (Joyful Heart Foundation). Another type of domestic violence is economical abuse and this is when the abuser controls the money and makes you depend on them (United States America Department of Justice). Examples of economic abuse are not letting the victim get a job‚ the abuser taking money from the victim‚ not
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on an issue that is slowly making our society hollow and will cause a major collapse of all value systems if timely action is not taken. It can be very difficult to talk about child abuse or more specifically child sexual abuse‚ which we are discussing today‚ and even more difficult to acknowledge that sexual abuse of children of all ages including infants happens every day. This has become the subject of great community concern and the focus of many legislative and professional initiatives.
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parents instinctive desire to protect is unrealized and children are thereby exposed to the risk of child abuse. Thus begins the cycle of abuse‚ which‚ once started‚ cannot be stopped. Determining and moderating the causes of child abuse have been central objectives in all research‚ theory and methods of intervention in this complex area (Gelles and Loseke 1993). A recurrent theme in the child abuse literature for some time has been the notion that it is maltreated children who become abusive parents
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Bocij‚ P. (2004). Cyberstalking: harassment in the Internet age and how to protect your family. USA: Praeger Publisher. Bocij‚ P. (2004). Cyberstalking: harassment in the Internet age and how to protect your family. Westport‚ CT: Praeger Publisher. Burgess-Proctor‚ A.‚ Patchin‚ J. W.‚ & Hinduja‚ S. (2009). Cyberbullying and online harassment: Reconceptualizing the victimization of adolescent girl. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall. Colorosso‚ B. (2003). The Bully‚ the Bullied
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Shondra Gant 91-1413 Halahua St. Kapolei‚ HI 96707 (123)456-7890 gantshondra@yahoo.com October 7‚ 2012 Theo Bark Writer TheBoomBox.com 770 Broadway New York‚ NY 10003 Dear Mr. Bark‚ Your article written on October 5‚ 2012 concerning the Chris Brown and Rihanna matter‚ writing how her father approves of their reconciliation is not a subject that should just be taken lightly. Abusive relationships are a serious matter and stating that it is okay to continue a relationship with your
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Throughout the 1980’s‚ rises in crime caused officials to cut down on misconduct‚ and begin enforcing more controlling policies and regulations in schools (“The School to Prison Pipeline”). Although one would expect actions like so to help solve the problem‚ they ended up making the problem even worse. By implementing stricter disciplinary codes in schools‚ these officials ended up creating what is now known as the school to prison pipeline‚ a situation for students in which their time spent in an
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Hurt. Lonely. Abused‚ Unwanted. Those are some of the reasons we have an animal shelter is for the unwanted or abused animals in or near our county. Our animal shelter is running low on food‚ supplies and money that they need to take care of the animals‚ they are asking for donations to help them care for the animals. The reason you should help the animals and donate to the shelter is because one you could be giving a little kid a new best friend‚ two you could be saving the lives of many animals
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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol abuse is a very dangerous condition in that it can cause many problems in a persons life and affect many aspects of their lifestyle. Alcoholism (or alcohol abuse) somehow effects everyone’s life at some point in time; through a parent‚ a sibling‚ a friend‚ or even personal encounters. Alcohol abuse‚ as a medical diagnosis‚ refers to a pattern of behavior characterized by excessive alcohol consumption. This consumption can occur at regular intervals‚ regular weekend intervals
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