Military Veterans face many life changing stressors while away on active duty as well as when they return home. To cope with the stress‚ drugs and alcohol become a way to self-medicate and cover the unseen pain. Substance abuse‚ because of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)‚ is a coping mechanism for some of the nation’s Veterans‚ but with proper medical attention‚ treatment is possible. PTSD can occur after a traumatic event‚ in which there are four types of symptoms: reliving the event or
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community is drowning from substance abuse‚ drugs and alcohol. “People abuse substances such as drugs‚ alcohol‚ and tobacco for varied and complicated reasons‚ but it is clear that our society pays a significant cost. The toll for this abuse can be seen in our hospitals and emergency departments through direct damage to health by substance abuse and its link to physical trauma. Jails and prisons tally daily the strong connection between crime and drug dependence and abuse. Although use of some drugs
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Information Jane Doe is a 36 years old‚ African American female. Jane is a single mother of four children; she has two teenage sons‚ and a five year old daughter. Jane recently gave birth at 28 weeks pregnant; the baby is currently in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Jane is currently unemployed and homeless; her mother has temporary custody of her children. Jane is currently involved with Department of Children and Families or Children’s Protective Services. Jane is addicted to cocaine and alcohol;
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Substance Abuse Smoking HCA 250 March 15‚ 2013 Robbie Johnson Substance Abuse Smoking Smoking is a form of nicotine dependence that many of us rely on for various reasons. Every person smokes for a reason whether it is peer pressure in high school‚ parents smoking‚ friends‚ co workers. People want to fit into the in crowd some have started and want to quit or have tried multiple times and have not succeeded. The withdrawal symptoms can include irritability‚ anxiety‚ difficulty concentrating
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Impact of Parental Substance Abuse Upon Children Leighsa Machus California State University‚ Bakersfield‚ Antelope Valley Abstract Children of substance abusers face tremendous disadvantages. They are exposed and vulnerable to situations that may affect their psychological development in damaging ways (Wolfe‚ 1999). These children are also at risk for a myriad of abuse such as physical‚ emotional‚ sexual abuse and neglect. Research has documented the ways that substance abusing parents
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Back To Honduras The family is one of the most important things in the world. Lourdes should have to go back to Honduras with her family and recoup the relationship with her children; the children need a mother not a person who sends them money every time. Even thought the economic in Honduras is terrible and there’s no job‚ the family need to stay together and Lourdes can support her daughter and son with her only presence. Lourdes is sacrificing a big thing‚ her family for a miserable salary
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My Service Learning in BIS 201 took place at Sojourner Recovery Services. Sojourner Recovery Services is a drug recovery facility for drug dependents men‚ women and adolescents. Sojourner Recovery Services assisted me with choosing a specific location and demographic to complete my Service Learning. I decided to choose to work with the adolescent. The adolescent population at Sojourner Recovery Service for drug dependent teens and preteens has different sites depending on the issue. Sojourner Recovery
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on a particular problem with some scientific knowledge and the current theoretical information. The annotated bibliography includes a description and explanation of the sources; a basic citation does not contain this (Carlson‚ 2003). Published studies have literature reviews that contain the background from which the problem was studied. The citing of sources and the compiling of a bibliography are the action that helps to prove a valid research has been performed. Literature reviews are based
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remains that we are not doing the best we can to guide our future society down the right path. Addiction is both a mental and physical abuse. Some teens don’t know they are addicted because they always do it and don’t try and stop. The problem occurs when they do try and stop and realize that it’s much harder than they thought. When a person is addicted to a substance there is no telling what they would do to get their fix. So‚ then that leads to them stealing‚ killing‚ robbing‚ and doing other things
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rising substance abuse epidemic has brought about a renewed interested in determining the root cause of substance abuse‚ the effects of substance abuse on individuals and societies‚ and the substance abuse treatment modalities that achieve the best outcomes. In reviewing the current research on substance abuse there seems to be no one clear cause of substance abuse disorders‚ although there is strong evidence that a number of life circumstances may predispose an individual to a substance abuse disorder
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