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This study uses several research studies about social workers as its core. The focus is on social workers and the elderly. Technol...
This essay provides information related to the ADA and substance abuse. It then discusses medical, social, psychological, and voca...
In a paper of five pages, the author reviews strategies to improve health outcomes by reducing barriers to health promotoin progra...
associated with drug abuse can indeed be quite severe. In "Antisocial Behavior by Young People : A Major New Review" authors Mich...
the system. Solutions of course are to enlarge the building and hire more teachers, but in order to do this, the money has to be t...
In five pages this paper discusses the abuse of drugs in this consideration of pregnant women's rights versus the rights of the fe...
Clearly, even the World Health Organization cannot succinctly define "drug abuse" in a manner that is able to be consistently appl...
the age 65 have hypertension (Sirkin and Rosner 2009, p. 402). Hypertension leads to a lesser quality of life for the patient and ...
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...
any demographic characteristics. Considering these principles from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the fact that drug a...
2006, pp. 669-683). Based on this, the researchers found that hip fractures were greatly reduced in the women taking the supplemen...
touted as the proverbial magic bullet. It was proscribed for everything from migraines to schizophrenia. The LSD craze, however, g...
because programs at companies that combine substance abuse education and support, along with testing, tend to have far better resu...
had fewer suicidal thoughts than those who used drugs and engaged in sex (2004). Those who used marijuana, and perhaps other illeg...
of Revia is the potential for the drug to cause liver problems (Drugstore.com, 2003a). Consequently patients who have existing l...
computers, and increasing insurance coverage are three simple factors that might have increased the number of reports made to auth...
way the Social Security Administration does and proclaim that anyone age sixty-two or over will be considered "elderly". It seems...
is, a high level of "energy and vitality," contributes significantly to quality of life for the elderly (Spirduso, Francis and Mac...
Drug use is common among teens today, and most say "pressure usually is the reason for their usage" (Teenage drug abuse, 2004). If...
Being a temporary mood lifter, marijuana actually creates even more of a problem for someone experiencing the throes of major depr...
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...
have access to a range of drugs. Bennett (et al, 2000) argues that the overall rate of substance abuse in the nursing popualtion r...
trying to improve this situation. It seems important to spend some time on this aspect of the topic in light of the fact that it d...
This research paper addresses pertinent literature on the topic of elderly learning. The author contends that further education a...
In 10 pages this paper considers how these philosophers would view the contemporary problem of drug abuse. There are 7 sources ci...
difference plays a part in substance use and abuse. In other words, females are more inclined to be judged by their peers and pare...
and recent mothers determined that, in general, the rate of alcohol consumption for women, aged 15 to 44, was lower among pregnant...
they are addicted and also when they feel that they cannot deal with the problems in life without the drug(Mayo Clinic Staff). W...
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...
In five pages the incidences of drug abuse among EMS and EMT employees are examined. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....