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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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    1) The purpose of occupational health psychology is to create an environment in which the workers’ needs‚ such as safety and health are sought after (E.Tetrick‚ 2017). Stress hardly occurs within isolation and usually has a ripple effect on all workers in the same environment‚ meaning that if one worker is experiencing depression then it will have a negative impact on co-workers as well. In the current globalized working environment‚ human capital is the main function of any organization and plays

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    The article I selected was from a case in the state of Illinois about a man named Angel Gonzalez. Angel was charge and convicted of sexual assault and kidnapping and was sentence to 40 years in prison which he served a total of 20. He was finally exonerated in March 2015 from a crime he didn’t commit. Due to the misidentification of the victim Angel lost 20 years of his life. Luckily for him his case was opened in August 2012 by the Innocence Project which uses the most up-to-date DNA testing he

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    indies | The Relationship Between Drug Abuse and Academic Achievement | ED67V-Quantitative Research Methods | | Daynea Marie Bowes-06000401 & Sasha Schaaffe- | 3/8/2012 | Deviance refers to any behavior‚ belief or condition which may go against the norms of a society or group with drug abuse being categorized as one such form of deviant behaviour (Wantanabe‚ 2006). Drug abuse among teens is a worldwide problem. In Jamaica‚ the use and abuse of drugs by teenagers has steadily increased

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    prosecution of pregnant women who abuse drugs and alcohol. State laws are now considerably different in their approach to resolve this problem due to the social outlook on the the issue.(Dailard) The controversy is determining the balence between womens ’ rights to their body ’s integrity and society ’s interest in healthy pregnancies. There is no criminal law against drug abuse during pregnancy. Prosecutors attempt to use criminal laws against pre-natal substance abuse already in effect such as possesion

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    Definition of Drugs and Drug Abuse; Where We Stand Today. Drugs are substances that people use to enhance their performance in sports‚ physical activities and just mainly to perform daily activities. Mainly‚ there is probably no precise definition of drugs‚ as it is not only used in doping‚ as it is used in drinks and is used as substances to ail your normal illness like the common flu and headaches. In Pharmacology‚ it is used to cure diseases and more complex illnesses that need advanced technology

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    Miss   RH 101 8 November 2014 Drug Abuse in Inner Cities Inner-city areas have become the primary location for minorities‚ and the easiest place to find illegal drugs. Evidence shows that there is a link between the increase of illegal drug use‚ and the increase of minorities living in inner-city communities that are unemployed or collect welfare. Bruce D. Johnson states “Drug Abuse in the Inner City: Impact on Hard-Drug Users and the Community” and “Illicit drug use in the inner city expanded

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    The rise of steroid abuse has drastically increased the past few years within society due to the pressure of feeling obligated to create a certain type of body image. Unfortunately‚ there has been studies that claimed 1‚084‚000 Americans within the adult population abused anabolic steroids (Dr. Tolliver‚ 2004). Due to the era that we live in and the amount of people found surfing social media accounts‚ it is hard to stay away from comments about the ideal body image. Consequently‚ the most underlining

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    Long Term Alcohol Abuse Affects the Brain One in every thirteen adults suffer from alcoholism today in the United States alone (Connery 1). This is just one of many devastating truths about alcoholism. Available information on alcohol is abundant and includes not only statistics‚ but the differences between an alcoholic’s brain and a healthy adult’s brain‚ the negative affects alcohol has on the brain‚ and how to prevent those effects. Many people do not understand what‚ exactly‚ alcohol is. ORACLE

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    Alcohol Facts and statistics ( www.niaaa.nih.gov-2012 ) Global Burden of alcohol abuse‚ In 2012‚ 3.3 million deaths‚ or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4 percent for women)‚ were attributable to alcohol consumption.. Alcohol contributes to over 200 diseases and injury-related health conditions‚ most notably alcohol dependence‚ liver cirrhosis‚ cancers‚ and injuries. In 2012‚ alcohol accounted for 5.1 percent of disability adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide. Globally‚

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