experienced with my friends and family is substance abuse issues that include alcohol‚ illicit drugs‚ and prescription drugs. Throughout my childhood my father abused drugs and alcohol‚ my uncle was an alcoholic‚ my nephew suffered from addiction to alcohol and illicit and prescription drugs‚ and in the beginning of my relationship with my children’s father addiction was an issue. I have had several friends in the past that suffered from some form of substance abuse issues. In the past five years‚ I
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Growing up‚ I there was never one program that I could find a safe space in. There were always multiple programs I attended for people of color‚ women‚ LGBTQ+‚ but I never found a space that encompasses all of the aspects of my being. Because many of the groups I participated in was geared toward a specific group‚ they often lacked diversity and inclusion was often low in their initiative for those outside who experienced things outside the scope of the group. I often felt like I lacked support in
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"Interview with Sherri Tenpenny about Dangers of Vaccines - NaturalNews.tv." Natural News.com. Natural News‚ 2 Feb. 2011. Web. http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=4cd1fe39ddb89814031b07e7623ce8f7. Miller‚ Neil Z. “Overdosed Babies: Are Multiple Vaccines Safe?” ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute. ThinkTwice Global Vaccine Institute‚ 2010. Web. www.thinktwice.com. Offit‚ Paul A.‚ MD. Vaccination Education Center. Children ’s Hospital of Philadelphia‚ 2012. Web. http://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/home
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Understand how to plan and provide environments and services that Support children and young people’s health and safety. Ac1 This is how I will plan and what I will take into account when planning healthy and safe indoor and outdoor activities for children in my setting. The individual needs‚ age and abilities of the children and young people. All these must be considered when planning an activity. I will ensure that all the children will be included and my
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Do safe-haven laws prevent infant deaths? Safe-haven provides safety for newborns with parents that don’t want to keep and take care of them. “Parents who abandon their children are usually single‚ poor‚ and unequipped to raise a child” (Safe-haven 4). Safe-haven laws protect the lives of infants by reducing child abuse‚ giving proper support to teen mothers‚ and helping overwhelmed parents. Taking a closer look at these laws will give you a better understanding of why they are needed. To begin
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Driverless Cars Driverless cars are just not safe enough for people to be in without worrying about crashing or going to the wrong place. One reason is the technology may not be safe enough for people to be in especially little kids because the car might not be safe enough for kids because the car might be going way too fast or just be plain dumb and crash. The car could take you could take you to an unknown location that you never wanted to go. The driverless car would have a gps but
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Physicians should be able to prescribe marijuana for medical use in situations such as patients suffering from nausea. Marijuana has a positive effect on the appetite. This drug allows its users to become increasingly hungry‚ which will lead to an increased intake of food. This effect is important when suffering from nausea because the illness may lead to patients having a difficult time eating a sufficient amount of food. Unfortunately‚ this may lead to weight loss and a lack of consumption of an
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The Impact of Substance Abuse and Sex on Young Adults You see the guy covered in filth rambling nonsense to nobody while digging through trash in an alley. The two men with facial piercings and tight leather clothes walking down the street holding hands. The prostitute on the corner with scraggily hair and a limp cigarette hanging from her lips‚ and you ask yourself‚ “ What is their story?” You think
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Is It So Safe to Use Nuclear Energy? The fragile environment of our planet is now under threat. Carbon fuels such as coal and oil are running out and their emissions are destroying the ecosystem. To prevent the harmful effect on the environment‚ Dr Symonds discussed his view that nuclear power is the best affordable way to protect the nature of the Earth. Although the facts introduced at the conference were quite persuasive‚ there are some points to argue. There was a statement in which Dr Symonds
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Functional Area 1 Safe # 1 Safety My purpose in the functional area of safe is to promote safety‚ which is freedom from danger. I take precautions to prevent or reduce injuries while youth are in my care. This is an important facet of my job for the safety of children. Older youth often think they are invincible and tend to ignore hazards in the environment and many do not take into consideration behaviors that could cause injury. I promote safety by making the youth aware of the hazard and supervising
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