Drug abuse is rife in many countries. Every society‚ every age and ethnic group‚ every social class‚ and every family has been touched by the devastating effects of drug addiction. Billions of dollars are spent regulating drug use‚ treating addicts and their families‚ and fighting drug-related crime. Although drugs threaten many homes and societies‚ their effects can be combated more effectively. Drug abuse causes multiple problems for families and communities. Addicts are often too sick‚ physically
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Alcohol Abuse By: Rian Geraldine S. Alberto Alcohol • • • • Alcohol is a drink containing ethanol It is a lipid that is highly water soluble A psychoactive drug that has a depressant effect. Distribution: Ethanol is distributed equally in all body tissue according to water content. • Metabolism: A healthy body can metabolize 15ml of alcohol/hour • Alcohol is metabolized by the liver but 10% is excreted unchanged in the breath‚ sweat and the urine Metabolism of alcohol Alcohol Aldehyde
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Corrosion of the Soul Sexual child abuse kills the spirt of any child and distorts their thinking. I know first hand; I’m the daughter of a molested victim. Even though I was never molested myself‚ I know the impact it has had on my mother‚ and that effected me. How can one be a parent when their own parents did such a heinous things to them? How can one try to get over the fact that they lost their innocence when they were just under ten years old? How does an adult act when they were molested
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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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drug users has became‚ nowadays‚ an everyday phenomenon‚ that most us has got used it. The numbers of the victims more and more increase rapidly in such a degree that makes us shudder. Prospectively‚ there was an alarming increase in drug abuse at our college. Many students take cocaine‚ heroine‚ LSD‚ hash‚ crack‚ and other drugs; all these illegal substances provoke undeniably addiction. The reasons that led to that accrual are various. Firstly‚ the alienated interpersonal
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develop your topic fully within the boundaries established by your thesis statement. Note the following examples of topic and s entence outlines using the same thesis and subject matter. (Check with your instructor about spacing.) Thesis: The abuse of alcohol and drugs can affect a person economically‚ psychologically‚ and physically. Topic Outline : I. Economical effects (Main idea) A. Alcohol (Sub-idea) 1. Cost of alcohol purchases (Detail of A) 2. Cost of DUIs (Detail of
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Women and the History of Social Welfare Social welfare‚ what is it? The term social welfare is an organized public or private social service for the assistance of disadvantaged groups of people. Social welfare has been a part of society since 1792 B.C. by King Hammurabi of Babylon and has continued to expand and help millions of people ever since. Many people have benefited from social welfare‚ although women but especially colored women have gained so much from the programs enacted by the federal
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Corporate Law Assignment Criminal sanctions for market abuse by traders and investors are not adequate and we need other forms of enforcements –like the administrative sanctions‚ the civil penalties/fines etc.? Answer: Administrative sanctions may be the most viable solution to curb the problem of Market Abuse as there is a lower burden of proof for prosecution and it solves the purpose of deterrence. Background: Market abuse is a very general term to describe actions by investors
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Elder Abuse Jaleesa Nieves 4/12/2014 Elder abuse is the most common type of abuse that gets looked over. People normally do not suspect or even think an elderly person may be getting abused‚ but this is a serious topic in nursing homes and hospitals. Tens of thousands of the elderly are being abused in the United States. More than half a million reports of abuse against the elderly reach authorities every year‚ and millions more cases go unreported. The reason is as these seniors
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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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