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Young People and the Impact of Substance Abuse

had fewer suicidal thoughts than those who used drugs and engaged in sex (2004). Those who used marijuana, and perhaps other illeg...

TV and Substance Abuse

long ago Dr. Phil railed against a teenager for smoking pot every day. There are mixed messages on television about drugs. While t...

Should The United States Legalize Medical Marijuana Use?

of such states as Montana (Anonymous, 2005), Rhode Island (Roman, 2006) as well as Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Ne...

Substance Abuse and Adolescents

entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...

Nurses and Drug Abuse

have access to a range of drugs. Bennett (et al, 2000) argues that the overall rate of substance abuse in the nursing popualtion r...

Drugs and Their Negative Impact on Teens

grade, "21.3% had been drunk, while 44.0% and 61.6% of 10th- and 12th-graders, respectively, had been drunk at least once in their...

Drug Abuse, its causes and effects

they are addicted and also when they feel that they cannot deal with the problems in life without the drug(Mayo Clinic Staff). W...

Dependence and Addiction

There is a scale of addiction-on one side is complete abstinence, to abuse, to dependence, to addiction. It is very difficult to h...

Substance Abuse Effects

This essay provides information related to the ADA and substance abuse. It then discusses medical, social, psychological, and voca...

Drug Use, Abuse and Treatment in a Social Interactive Approach

difference plays a part in substance use and abuse. In other words, females are more inclined to be judged by their peers and pare...

Crime and Drug Abuse

and booked for larceny or theft; more than 14 times more likely to be arrested and booked for such offenses as driving under the i...

Designing Community-Based Prevention

any demographic characteristics. Considering these principles from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the fact that drug a...

Drug Use and Psychosocial Motivations

In ten pages this paper discusses the psychosocial motivations people have for using and abusing drugs. Six sources are cited in ...

Public School Violence and Interviewing Techniques

In eleven pages this research paper considers how alternative approaches and interviewing failures have reduced the incidences of ...

Sample of a Community Health Assessment

As well, a full seventy-five percent of low-income citizens lack even the most basic of medical screenings, having typically gone ...

Injuries in the Workplace Caused by Workers

But in the old days, it was rare for someone to come to work stoned on drugs or for managers to have to worry about cokeheads in t...

Literature Review on Teen Drug Abuse

In five pages this research paper examines various theories regarding teenage drug abuse in a consideration of peer pressure and o...

How to Community Drug Abuse Before It Starts

services to the unique needs of the residents. By providing a broad range of services, the agency has traditionally been a focal p...

School Personnel Drug Testing Benefits

In eight pages the advantages of testing all academic personnel for drug use and abuse are detailed. Seven sources are cited in t...

Colleges and Sexual Assault

In twenty pages this paper discusses the increase of sexual abuse such as date rape on college campuses in a consideration of prob...

Drug Abuse and the Views of Saint Augustine, Aristotle, and Plato

In 10 pages this paper considers how these philosophers would view the contemporary problem of drug abuse. There are 7 sources ci...

Substance Abuse and AIDS Correlation

In six pages the relationship between substance abuse, particularly heroin, and AIDS is discussed and AIDS' effects on intravenous...

American Universities, Colleges, Drug Abuse and Effects

their responsibilities. For example, the marriage between alcohol consumption and college life have long been accepted as the nor...

Soccer, Drugs, and Violence

the current status of the problem of associated violence within this sport due largely in part to drugs and/or alcohol. Soccer S...

University Environment and Drug Addiction

elaborate the description of a college campus as a community...] Major drugs used for addictions can be arranged in four categori...

Abuse of Prescription Drugs

the survey. The drugs reported as being used included opiods, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives (PG). There are certain tr...

Drug Use in the Workplace and its Solutions

within the workplace; in fact, in a recent study, it was chosen as the "most frequent substance used"5 to the tune of eighty-seven...

Teen Drug and Alcohol Abuse Countering

and Substance Abuse at Columbia University released a national survey in which 22% of teenagers said it is likely that they will u...

NJ Social Services Programs

In five pages this paper examines New Jersey's social service programs in a consideration of such groups as the 'Self Help Clearin...

Ex Drug Abuser Interview

This paper consists of five pages and features a sample of an interview with a one time abuser of drugs who discusses the life eff...