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    Is being forced to do something good‚ or is it bad? Most people that I know have been forced to do something during their life that they did not want to do. This can sometimes be good for the person; however‚ it usually does not turn out well. In most cases this doesn’t work because it is normal for a person to not try when they don’t feel like doing something. All people will experience the feeling of not wanting to do something in their life‚ and usually the end result is not what is expected

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    Youth Substance Abuse

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    people who persistently abuse substances often experience an array of problems‚ including academic difficulties‚ health-related problems (including mental health)‚ poor peer relationships‚ and involvement with the juvenile justice system”(Consequences of youth substance abuse‚ ojjdp.gov). I think this not only affects the natural well being of the person but also society. What exactly are the causes of substance abuse in teens and young adults? Factors leading up to Substance abuse includes; Stress‚ In

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    Parents often ask their children what they want to be when they grow up. My very first answer 2 to this question was a doctor‚ at the age of 7. At that time all I knew was that the healers 3 in the white coats made my pains go away and since then I’ve been amazed. 4 Why‚ you may ask‚ would I want to study medicine? Well during my O-level studies‚ my school 5 had a field trip to the St Matthews School of Medicine. They took us up to the lab that housed 6 the plasticized cadavers

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    Youth Substance Abuse My topic in this research paper will talk about adolescent substance abuse in America. I chose this topic because I have a personal involvement and I desire to gain more insight on prevention and intervention. Dick Shaefer‚ a chaplain working with chemically dependent youth‚ points out that every parent today worries about substance abuse. Every teacher knows that some of his or her students are experimenting with drugs and/or alcohol. The good news is that we all can do something

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    Assessment #1 Case Study Substance Abuse Assessment/Case History Format Client Name: Susan Boyle (Suzie) Date of 1st Contact: 1-31-13 Social Worker: Date Completed: 2-28 -13 Dimension 1: Client description‚ presenting problem‚ and context of referral. A. Brief description of client: Suzie presents herself as a 45-year-old Caucasian unmarried female with short hair and was wearing male-typical professional attire and glasses. She came across apathetic‚ chewing bubble gum and

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    Substance Abuse in Vermont

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    opiate overdoses last year [2011] than murders and traffic fatalities combined.” Some opiates have medically valid uses‚ while others are recreational drugs of abuse. All are physically addictive‚ and it has become evident that many people have begun to abuse them. Pharmaceutical drugs have taken over the minds of many Vermonters. I do believe that Vermont is facing a severe epidemic when it comes to opiate addiction. According to Governor Peter Shumlin‚ “We ’re spending roughly $134 million of

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    In my previous college‚ I was a teacher at ‘Taleem sab kay liye’ non-profit Entity in which I would go to areas where children are not able to acquire the education‚ may that be because of financial reasons or family pressures. Apart from that I’ve been a paid teacher’s assistant for my economics class at Nixor College for which I would get Rs 3000 monthly. In 9th class I was elected as a head boy for my branch at Beaconhouse school system Qasimabad campus. Q What do you know about AIESEC and

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    Why do you want to become staff?: Throughout my time on the Faithful network‚ I have felt as if the staff has always taken care of me and the players around me. I hope to be able to become a big part of the forums both in the game and on the forums. I have always had a tendency to go out of my way to help and do whatever I can to help people. Becoming a staff member on Faithful is just another step to doing exactly that. I want to become staff because I simply want to make the experiences people

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    do not have access to the more common drugs and alcohol are known to use inhalants to achieve a quick high. This can be done by inhaling the fumes from different substances given off a brief high‚ but still a dangerous high. There is also the fad of synthetic drugs such as bath salts‚ special k‚ and spice. The effects that the substance abuse has on the adolescent covers a very large area. An adolescent’s health is always a major concern when substance abuse is an issue. There are the effects that

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    situation. Many critical care nurses are responsible for making sure that their patients and their patients’ family in the ICU are properly taken care of. There is many reasons why I have chosen this particular career‚ but the primary reason why I’m extremely interested with the medical field department is due to the fact that I appreciate the personal interactions with people‚ and helping to educate them on a healthier lifestyle.

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