parents. B. "Neglect and Abuse." SIRS Digests. Spring 1997: n.p. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 26 Apr 2013. C. Explication 1. Every year about 2 million cases of child abuse are reported to authorities. 2. Another hundreds of thousands that go unreported. 3. About 2000 kids die every year from being brutally beat. III. Body Paragraph 2 A. The high rates of the factors of emotional abuse in which parents inflict on their children. B. Arnest‚ Lauren Krohn. "emotional abuse." Issues: Understanding
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Substance Abuse is the number one health problem in the United States according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Worley‚ Conners‚ Crone‚ Williams and Bokony‚ 105). Research from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health reports that 3% of pregnant women used illicit drugs and 3% reported binging on alcohol and after giving birth these numbers increased to 9% and 15% respectively (105). Substance Abuse has plagued human society from time in memorial. Humans have used intoxicants for reasons
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The Effect of Drug Abuse Jason Russ The Effect of Drug Abuse Many people do not understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. It can be wrongfully assumed that drug abusers lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop using drugs simply by choosing to change their behavior. In reality‚ drug addiction is a complex disease‚ and quitting takes more than good intentions. In fact‚ because drugs change the brain in ways that foster compulsive drug abuse‚ quitting is difficult
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Drug abuse in Africa Sections ABSTRACT Introduction Historical background Current drug abuse situation in Africa Effects of drug abuse in Africa Control mechanisms Future trends Details Author: T. ASUNI ‚ A. O PELA Pages: 55 to 64 Creation Date: 1986/01/01 Drug abuse in Africa T. ASUNI Department of Psychiatry‚ College of Medicine‚ University of Lagos‚ Lagos‚ Nigeria A. O PELA Clinical Pharmacy Unit‚ Faculty of Pharmacy‚ University of Benin‚ Benin‚ Nigeria ABSTRACT Apart
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Child Abuse When you read articles over child abuse and see the damage that has been caused and what has become of child abuse in today’s society the result is sickening. Child abuse has become a more common thing in today’s society. The fact that there are people in this world‚ who not only abuse but also neglect their children without consequence‚ because they are not caught‚ is even worse. Thankfully‚ there are many ways today to help save a child who suffers from child abuse. Child protection
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today’s society‚ especially with adolescents‚ trends are always changing. There is always a new trend randomly popping up. That theory also holds true when considering substance abuse trends. Substance abuse is often defined as‚ “Overindulgence in or dependence on an addictive substance‚ especially alcohol or drugs” (Substance abuse‚ n.d.). New drugs like K2 and Molly/MDMA have become popular with adolescents (Johnston‚ O’Malley‚ Bachman‚ & Schulenberg‚ 2012). The use of Marijuana has also been on a constant
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Of Child Abuse. Introduction : Child Abuse is any physical and emotional mistreatment of a child. It is prominent in the form of injuries or how a child behaves. Child abuse can cause severe damage to the abused child even when the child has grown into an adult. This is because they have to deal with the psychological‚ physical and behavioural effect that is resulted from the abuse. Point 1 : Livestrong states that the physical injury of a child is the most obvious result of child abuse. Examples
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Banking Academy of Vietnam International Training Program (ITP) -------o0o------- CHILD ABUSE IN VIETNAM Course Title: Academic writing Advisor: Student: Class: Hanoi‚ July 2012 1 ABTRACT In many countries‚ children are considered as the future of nation and should be provided with the best things‚ best condition for the development and nutrition. This is quite true and in fact‚ in developed countries
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so did the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol. The invention of the automobile increased the dangers of the abuse and use of these drugs. Each year in the United States and Canada‚ alcohol abuse is the cause of 100‚000 deaths. Alcohol is also the drug that children ages 12 to 17 most commonly abuse. Teenagers become eligible to obtain their drivers license during these years‚ alcohol abuse is the leading cause of teenage deaths. People who abuse alcohol are more likely to abuse other drugs as well
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Substance abuse over college students make up one of the largest groups of drug abusers nation wide. Daily drug abuse among college-aged young adults is at its highest since 1980. College students are abusing a number of prescription drugs‚ over-the-counter drugs and illegal drugs‚ Adderall‚ alcohol‚ OxyContin‚ and medical marijuana. Substance abuse is defined as a pattern of drug use leading to significant problems or distress. Substance abuse among college students is not new‚ but behavior experts
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