RESEARCH OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND NURSING A major health problem in the United States is substance abuse. Substance abuse is the misuse of‚ illegal drugs‚ alcohol‚ inhalants prescription drugs‚ and other substances that change how the mind and body work. Drugs that are most commonly abused are alcohol‚ nicotine‚ marijuana‚ amphetamines‚ barbiturates‚ cocaine‚ opium alkaloids‚ and synthetic opioid. These drugs are either excessively used or not used for its intended purpose. Substance abuse transcends
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CASE SUBST STANCE A CASE STUDY OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE DEPRESSION AND DEPRESSION by Damian Carey The author‚ engaged in the pursuit of Mental Health CONTENTS Page Introduction Introduction History Case Histor y Aetiology Pathogenesis Oriental Medicine Diagnosis‚ Aetiology and Pathogenesis Treatment Oriental Medicine Treatment Aetiology Treatment Western Medicine Aetiology and Treatment Research Discussion Conclusion References 1 1 2 2 4 6 7 8 9 ~1~ INTRODUCTION
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Substance Abuse among Juveniles Unit 9 Final Project Substance abuse by juveniles is a major problem in our communities. Substance abuse among juveniles 12 and older is on rise (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration‚ 2010). For some juveniles‚ drinking or using drugs is the only way they feel they can cope with problems in their lives. The rise of substance abuse by juveniles is contributing to a number of problems such as increased crime and school dropout rates. The
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2010 Controlled Substances By definition a controlled substance is a “drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are regulated under the Controlled Substance Act.” Controlled substances can range from marijuana‚ cocaine‚ heroin‚ crystal meth‚ and even prescription drugs. They are considered illegal in the state of Illinois and if caught with them you can be convicted with severe punishment. But‚ what if they are being used for medical reasons? (Controlled Substances) According to
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Substance Abuse And The Effects Of Substance Abuse Substance abuse is seen as maladaptive and not considered dependant but can lead to dependency with certain drugs. There is a huge range of drugs such as alcohol‚ cocaine‚ amphetamines‚ benzodiazepines and opiates. Some of these drugs are illegal in some countries and regions and can lead to criminal prosecution if caught in possession or under the influence of them. Public health practitioners have undertaken many studies into drug abuse from
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A terminal illness is an illness‚ such as cancer or heart disease‚ that has no cure and will eventually lead to death within a short period of time. A child with a terminal illness is not the only one that is affected; each family member is too. The whole lifestyle of a family changes when a child is diagnosed with a terminal illness. The changes in their lifestyle includes their relationships with others‚ school‚ work‚ and the roles within the family. The child with the terminal illness will experience
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Substance abuse‚ also known as drug abuse‚ is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods neither approved nor supervised by medical professionals. Substance abuse/drug abuse is not limited to mood-altering or psycho-active drugs. If an activity is performed using the objects against the rules and policies of the matter (as in steroids for performance enhancement in sports)‚ it is also called substance abuse. Therefore‚ mood-altering
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17th century‚ French philosopher‚ Rene Descartes‚ proposed a revolutionary explanation of the notion that there is a separate‚ yet causal relationship between the mind and the body. Descartes created the school of philosophical thought known as substance dualism in which he methodologically elucidates his argument that there are only two fundamental entities in the world‚ that being mental and physical things. In his philosophical treatise‚ Meditations‚ Descartes challenges the Monist materialistic
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The scene in a busy airport terminal The roar of aircraft engines drowns out the sounds of excitement from the car park. Fumes from the cars pollute the surrounding air‚ overshadowing the smell of freshly cut grass. Solitary rays of sunlight beam through the transparent plastic covering of the exterior car park‚ reflecting off the metallic colouring of the people carrier below it. Enclosing the vehicle‚ a sea of suitcases surrounds a red-faced man‚ his stress levels rising with every bag he drags
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Substance abuse and substance dependency are more alike than they are different because they both involve the overindulgence in illicit drugs or alcohol. Substance abuse seems to be the stage before dependency being that one has to excessively use the drug in order to become dependent. Once a person becomes dependent on an illicit substance they are prone to becoming functioning addicts where the abuse is ongoing. The only real difference between the two is that substance dependency allows one to
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