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Families and the Effects of Substance Abuse

In nine pages this paper examines how families are affected by substance abuse in a comparative analysis of rates in the United St...

Bipolar Disorder II And Substance Abuse

that may trigger a Bipolar incident, many of these also trigger using substances. Oliver (2007) identified twelve different "Trigg...

Substance Use and Abuse

The Healthy People 2020 project reported that substance abuse in the United States has decreased but there are still more than 20 ...

Alcoholism in the Film “When a Man Loves a Woman”

the face of her addiction (Simon, 1994). No matter what he does its wrong "because of Alices defensiveness, which perceives concer...

The Expensiveness, Seriousness, and Commonality of Alcoholism

the social costs." The remedy has been to treat the victims of alcohol abuse rather than to challenge the strong economic and poli...

Treatment for Substance Abuse and HIV

In five pages this quantitative research proposal regarding HIV and substance abuse treatment relies upon the statement variable '...

Children and the Impact of Substance Abuse

the negative environmental effects that the child of the suburbs does not have to face, even though both may be facing life with a...

Substance Abuse And Dual Diagnosis

with mental illnesses may reach out to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain they are feeling. It becomes very difficult to separate t...

Program/Aiding Adult Female Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse

research shows that the majority of women, and also a percentage of men, who seek treatment for substance abuse disorders indicate...

Ssubstance Abuse

Drug addiction and substance abuse are very complex conditions. The more prolonged they are, the more damage they do to the brain’...

Substance Abuse Counselor Certification

In many circumstances, the punitive nature of those dealing with addicts of all types has changed toward an awareness that there a...

Effect of Childhood Experience of Sex Abuse on Marriage

a history of child abuse has an effect on their marriages. Literature review While it is generally accepted by the vast majority...

Alcoholism's Social and Psychological Effects

In eight pages this paper examines the US abuse of alcohol in a consideration of causes, psychological and social effects, and tre...

Hydrocodone Abuse

of Schedule III and, thereby, removes many of the usage restrictions. "Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other products that con...

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...

Social Conflict Theory, A Program Evaluation

This paper is an evaluation of Restoration House's New Hope for Families program, which is a community-based residential treatmen...

Client Interactions and Substance Abuse

the Catholic Church and in work communities. Juans mother, Marianna, lives a block away and spends time with the children after s...

Dysfunctional Families and Substance Abuse in Adolescents

following drug abuses were evaluated, marijuana, glue, other drugs, bought or drank alcohol, or drank alcohol at school. Wh...

Familial Substance and Physical Abuse

In seven pages this paper examines family dysfunction and how it influences violent behavior and substance abuse. There is includ...

Treating Substance Abuse

In twelve pages this paper considers various substance abuse programs including group, family system, and individual therapies as ...

Women and Impact of Abusing Alcohol and Drugs

Gastric metabolism is almost nonexistent for alcoholic women (Kilbourne, 1992; p. 4). Thus far, most research on alcoholism has ...

Drug Addiction and Psychological Testing

In twelve pages this paper discusses psychological testing and its effects upon substance abuse in terms of diagnosis, prevention ...

The Harmful Physical Effects of Sustance Abuse and Alcohol

It is approximately 6 to 13 percent now (PG). Some samples that have been seized are even higher. It takes less of the more pote...

Substance Abuse and AIDS Correlation

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

Parent Substance Abuse and Effects on Their Children

In eight pages parental substance abuse and the lingering effects upon their children are discussed. Eleven sources are cited in ...

Impact of Poverty in the United States

Poverty is widespread in rural counties without economic bases. There are also 625 counties in the US where poverty and wealth are...

Diagnostic Approaches to Mental Illness

clinicians rely on the DSM to diagnose their patients. It is credible insofar as it is published by the American Psychiatric Assoc...

Pharmacology and Substance Abuse

of Revia is the potential for the drug to cause liver problems (Drugstore.com, 2003a). Consequently patients who have existing l...

Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and the Family

family may be seen as different make up where there is a carting and safe environment, This may mean not looking at the characteri...

Teenage Substance Abuse Treatment

Most programs intended to stop teenagers from using and abusing substances fail because the teenager does not want to be there and...