Running head: DRUGS AND ADICCTION 1 Drugs‚ Addiction‚ Their Influences and Lasting Effects Josué Guevara South Piedmont Community College DRUGS AND ADDICTION 2 Abstract This paper scratches the surface of the now well-known topic of psychoactive drugs. Psychoactive drugs are defined as a chemical that will change the way
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seen in our world today effect that developing offspring? Does drug or alcohol abuse actually hurt the unborn child? What about the mental health of the carrying mother; would depression or other mental illnesses hurt the baby? Do eating habits or exercise actually produce different traits once the child is born? During pregnancy‚ ingesting and doing a wide variety of things can cause several various effects on the unborn child of the mother depending on the activity. Alcohol use during pregnancy
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Don’t Get Me Started On Drug Abuse Drug abuse is no longer defined by the World Health Organization as a recognized current medical diagnosis. Instead‚ they have adopted substance abuse including drug abuse and other things. Do you agree that drug abuse among young people is a serious problem that we need to be more concerned about? In the United Kingdom‚ there are several recent studies released which show an increasing statistical trend in drug abuse affecting young people. Due to the
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Effects of Genetics and Environment on Substance Abuse Human Growth and Development 11/30/11 Abstract Previous research has shown direct links between environmental factors and substance use in adolescents‚ while the link between genetic factors and substance abuse may only be inferred. The current research further investigates the correlation between genetic and environmental factors and substance abuse in adolescents. The results showed overwhelming evidence that
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Assess needs of clients with alcohol and/or other drugs issues Part A: Short Answer Questions 1. What is the purpose of client assessment? Depending on the type of assessment that is a conducted‚ a client assessment has many purposes. It helps to determine what the client needs‚ how those needs can be met by a service‚ what their more urgent and important needs are‚ if they need to be referred to other services and helps the service to discover what caused the client to have these needs
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Drug Education Writing Assignment Currently being used in about eighty percent of schools in America is the DARE program. DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education and has taught over thirty-six million children. One of the recent debates in education is whether or not this program is actually effective in preventing the use of drugs and alcohol. On the official DARE website it gives success statistics based on if parents and teachers were satisfied with the program and if a child talked
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Alcohol ‚ tobacco and marijuana are the most frequently used drugs in and on college campuses. 84% of students report they have used drugs in the last year they prevalence of marijuana rose To 24% between 93-99 ‚ 4% use cocaine ‚ and 5% use hallucinogens . The number 1 drug of choice is alcohol college students are also binge drinking ! It is impacting there social life ‚ health and there education . They are using drugs
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Mixing Alcohol and Energy Drinks In recent years the consumption of energy drinks combined with alcohol has become popular for young adults in North America. Energy drinks are caffeinated beverages that intend to provide a burst of energy and/or enhance alertness. The principle active ingredients in energy drinks are caffeine‚ high doses of sugar (or a sugar substitute)‚ they generally include B vitamins‚ an amino acid‚ and plant/herbal extracts. Alcohol is a highly addictive and most commonly
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Applied Ethics Assignment 1 Is it ethical to expel children carrying drugs or alcohol to school? In this essay‚ I am going to discuss the case of 1000 New Zealand schoolchildren being excluded for offences involving drugs or alcohol. I intend to explore key ethical issues surrounding this case and hope to conclude whether expulsion for these offences is the best course of action or not. I will refer to Utilitarianism and the Social Contract Theory to determine whether exclusion of
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Substance related disorders Definitions and terms Use This is when a person drinks alcohol or swallows smoke‚ sniffs or injects a mind altering substance. Abuse This is when a person is using alcohol or drugs for the purpose of intoxication or in the case of prescription for purpose beyond their intended use. Dependence It is the continuing use of alcohol or drugs despite adverse consequences to ones physical‚ social and psychological wellbeing Addiction
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