Heather Erickson Research paper What is child abuse? It is the physical abuse‚ emotional abuse‚ sexual abuse‚ and neglect of a child. Physical abuse is an injury resulting from physical aggression‚ like burns‚ bruises‚ hitting‚ and shaking. Emotional abuse is intentional actions that makes the child think that they are worthless and/or unloved‚ like when one is being degraded‚ given harsh excessive criticism‚ and ridiculing. Sexual abuse is any sexual act between a child and an adult‚ like using
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The stigma of Drugs I. INTRODUCTION DRUG ADDICTION - is a chronic disease affecting the brain‚ and just about everyone is different. Drugs affect different people in different ways. One person can take and abuse drugs‚ yet never become addicted‚ while another merely has one experience and is immediately hooked. Drug addiction is characterized by a person having to use the drug(s) repeatedly‚ regardless of the damage it does to: - Their health - Their family - Their career - Their
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Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime ‚ drug use‚ and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby‚ civil libertarians‚ and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement
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deal of people who are on legal drugs‚ using them illegally. The vast majority of people that are on it are our youth and teens. They are on everything from cannabis to opiates. Many of the teens that indulge in these drugs are mislead in believing that it is cool. There are a lot of drugs that people are indulging in‚ but the main focus is on prescription pills‚ MDMA‚ and Promethazine/Codeine. It was once said that cannabis is the gateway drug to every other drug. Not once has a person overdosed
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Child abuse is a serious matter. No matter what ethnic or social background someone comes from there is the potential for abuse. The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)‚ as amended and reauthorized by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010‚ defines child abuse and neglect as‚ “Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker which results in death‚ serious physical or emotional harm‚ sexual abuse or exploitation; or an act or failure to act which presents
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Contextual Conditioning of Drug Tolerance and Drug Addiction Research on the contextual conditioning of drug tolerance shows it is an important factor in understanding drug addiction in humans. Context is a way of noting that the likelihood of a behavior or response depends on certain conditions. Contextual conditioning is said to occur when a person becomes conditioned not only to the drug but also to the environmental circumstances or cues in which the drug is taken. Studies have shown that tolerance
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com/sites/007240535x/student_view0/chapter1/chapter_summary.html Please visit that site for the source text. Chapter 1 Developing a Sociological Consciousness The Sociological Perspective Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social organization. • • • New Levels of Reality. The sociological perspective encourages us to examine aspects of our social environment in ways that delve beneath the surface. As we look beyond the outer appearances of our social world‚ we encounter
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Ethical Perspectives Organizational Issues ETH/316 11/28/2012 Ethical Perspectives It is evident that Wal-Mart’s ethical perspective or moral view is contingent on profit or profit potential. The global labor force of Wal-Mart enables this retail giant to continue to grow and succeed by providing lower operating costs. The legal ethics of this company are asserted globally and would withstand scrutiny in most cases. However‚ the virtue ethics of Wal-Mart are questionable about the well-being
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DRUG ADDICTION DRUG: A chemical substance that alters the function of one or more body organs or the process of a disease. Drugs include prescribed medicines over the counter remedies and various other substances such as alcohol‚ tobacco and drugs of abuse that are used for non-medical purposes. Drugs are substances other than food that affect the way your mind and body works (Al Robertson et al). DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse is definable mainly in terms of societal disapproval. It may involve
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War on Drugs‚ a war that has been waged for decades and which shows no indication of being successfully concluded in the near future. As with other types of wars‚ this one has fronts both within the domestic borders as well as in foreign lands and the war affects the country ’s economic policy and shapes relationships with numerous foreign powers. Military and intelligence services are engaged in the war‚ as are various law enforcement agencies at the local‚ state and federal levels. Yet drug use and
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