The Issue of Substance Abuse in the Military: Before‚ During and Returning From Deployment Nicole Thomas Psychology 101 March 18‚ 2013 The Issue of Substance Abuse in the Military: Before‚ During and Returning From Deployment Current numbers estimate about one-third of people meet the criteria for a substance abuse problem. As one would assume‚ the number for people in stressful situations is higher (Lande et al.‚ 2011). “Substance abuse includes alcohol‚ tobacco‚ illicit drugs‚ and misuse
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The topic I chose for this project was the link between domestic violence and substance abuse. From the research that I did‚ there is a definite link between domestic abuse and substance abuse. According to the National Coalition against domestic violence‚ "Regular alcohol abuse is one of the leading factors for intimate partner violence." Approximately 61% of domestic violence offenders also have substance abuse problems. Domestic violence is the use of intentional emotional‚ psychological‚ sexual
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1. Discussion on the topic of substance use and abuse in adolescence 2. Development of plan to address the issues of substance use and abuse in adolescence WHY DO SOME ADOLESCENTS USE DRUGS? As children move from adolescence to young adulthood‚ they encounter dramatic physical‚ emotional‚ and lifestyle changes. Developmental transitions‚ such as puberty and increasing independence‚ have been associated with alcohol use. Binge drinking is a type of drinking defined for men as consuming five
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primarily on family treatment as it relates to substance abuse. Upon doing extensive research on this topic‚ it became evident that the most common overall treatment for families dealing with substance issues is family therapy. This type of treatment‚ however‚ consists of many different models and approaches. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ there are currently four models being used as the basis for familial therapy and substance abuse treatment. Those four models include: the
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continues‚ substance abuse across America has become a very serious social problem. It is mental illness that has an effect on different races‚ classes and genders. The affects of substance abuse has caused countless of people to feel heartache and develop feelings of hopelessness. With alcohol and drugs readily available through prescription or on the streets (Butler‚2010)‚ it is obvious why many are acquiring addictive patterns to these accessible substances‚ and that the continual abuse of these
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website‚ "Substance abuse is used to describe a pattern of substance (drug) use leading to significant problems or distress such as failure to attend work/school‚ substance use in dangerous situations (driving a car)‚ substance-related legal problems‚ or continued substance use that interferes with friendships and or family relationships. Substance abuse‚ as a disorder‚ refers to the abuse of illegal substances or the abusive use of legal substances. Alcohol is the most common legal drug of abuse." "Chemical
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Substance Abuse Counselor Substance Abuse Counselors‚ otherwise known as Behavioral Disorder counselors‚ advise people who suffer from alcoholism‚ drug addiction‚ eating disorders‚ or other behavioral problems. Substance Abuse counselors do a variety of things such as evaluate client’s’ mental and physical health‚ addiction or problem behavior‚ and readiness for the treatment they need. The first rehab clinic was formed in 1982 by President Ford’s wife‚ Betty Ford‚ when she developed an addiction
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way to deal with their daily lives and that way is in the form of substance abuse and/or addiction. This kind of destructive behavior is a global problem and I don’t think people will ever realize the harm that it brings. Sometimes there is misunderstandings between substance abuse and substance addiction and the two often get their definitions mixed up‚ even though there may be some bit of overlapping. Substance abuse doesn’t consist of drug tolerance as a factor. It refers to an individual
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. 7 References ……………………………………………………………………...….. 8-10 Substance Abuse and Treatment for Adolescents Introduction Substance abuse among adolescents is becoming an increasing concern. There are the obvious health issues associated with substance abuse‚ but many people do not consider the long term affects of drug and alcohol use. In this paper I will discuss substance abuse among teens‚ causes‚ statistics‚ effects of substance abuse‚ current treatments‚ and the importance of developing appropriate
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TOPIC: To investigate the prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse disorders among the Pacific Islanders‚ with specific reference to Fiji as the study population. INTRODUCTION: In order to discuss mental illness we first have to know what mental health is. Mental health is basically the well being of our cognitive functions as well as our emotional status including how we think‚ feel and behave. For some people mental health means the absence of mental infirmities
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