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    Drug Addicted Mothers More than 1 million children are exposed to drugs or alcohol during pregnancy according to The National Institute on Drug Abuse. Each year about 221‚000 of the women who become pregnant consume illegal drugs and most of these children are born addicted to the drugs themselves. These mothers cannot give their children the proper care. Many drug-dependent parents abuse their children both mentally and physically. There is action that needs to be taken to prevent this on

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    In today’s society people are talking about babies being born to drugs‚ and how could a mother do that to their unborn child. Drug addiction is a very serious issue that needs more research. We are still learning the effects of substance abuse. One problem that needs to be looked at is are there enough Rehabilitation Centers‚ to help the women who are addicted to these different street drugs. Also doctor and nurses should not judge these women but instead give them the best prenatal care that can

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    With the power of medications and drugs‚ has allowed humanity to live long and healthy throughout their existence. Medications have not only become part of our world‚ but also our lives. Millions of people now depend on medications‚ or prescribed drugs to live‚ meaning that they need the medication to live without pain or complications‚ and prevents them from dying. The increasing demand and dependence on medication has led to an increase of the cost and prices of medication to skyrocket into the

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    Drug and Alcohol use A lot of college and high school students use drugs and alcohol frequently‚ they do it to find a way to escape reality because it’s too hard for them. Some people see it as a serious problem like their life is threaten by that. I on the other hand down really see it as a problem. I don’t see it as a problem because first of all that person is only trying to have a nice and fun time. Secondly when someone is on drugs or have been drinking they get to lazy to do anything that’s

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    central government which is located in Manila. Thus‚ resulting to slow progress of development‚ that is supposed to be done in a quick manner. Experts then proposed a solution to this by Decentralization. They believe that bringing the government closer to the people will result to a more productive and actively participating society that will later bloom into a good economic society‚ where in people will be able to enjoy all the goods and services made available to them by the government. After

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    would eliminate drug and alcohol abuse. One reason why I would eliminate drug and alcohol abuse from society is because it causes crimes. It causes people to murder and steal to feed their addictions. Good people can be pressured into using drugs and alcohol and potentially ruin their future. People using drugs and alcohol would not be able to hold a steady life style. Their family would slowly fall apart‚ pretty soon having no one to turn to. People using drugs and alcohol sometimes hide themselves

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    Why you shouldn’t use drugs Drug use is a growing rapidly in the United States‚ especially among teens and even younger kids. whether its marijuana‚ cocaine‚ or anything else considered illegal. The misuse of drugs can lead to negative consequences in ones life. There are many in depth reasons for not leading a path of illegal drug abuse. The first major reason being your physical health. Inhaling drugs like marijuana clearly is dangerous. If done enough‚ it

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    The Government’s Flaws and Normative Solutions America’s government can be defined as a federal republic. Federal meaning that individual states have a certain degree of power‚ but centrally there is a national government that has authority over them. In a republic‚ the people have the power to elect leaders who will govern according to the set of laws in the U.S Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Even though we have a set of

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    feel that the SASSI-3 can give me some insight to habits and traits she developed from her family and lifestyle growing up. Since I have some information about her early use of alcohol‚ I would also administer a MAST which could give me some insight on her dependency with alcohol. I would be able to better understand how alcohol plays a role in her use of heroin and cocaine. Once I can determine how they correlate I can then accurately diagnose her and lead to a more successful treatment strategy.

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    Drug and Alcohol Awareness After conducting our research we have discovered that drug and alcohol awareness is a major factor in preventing the abuse by employees. Drug and alcohol awareness is the first step in recognizing that there may be a problem with how people are handling their stress on a daily basis. Rather than dealing with drug and alcohol abuse when it’s too late‚ our team believes that addressing the causes of abuse before they start would benefit both the company as well

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