YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Senior Citizens and Substance Abuse
Essays 271 - 300
In six pages this opinion paper features research regarding how views of society, depression, and health issues contribute to the ...
osteoarthritis (Alper, 1998). Nicholas DiNubile, an orthopedic consultant to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Pennsylvania Ba...
life as is possible for an 80-year-old with her various health conditions. What is Polypharmacy? McCloskey (2002) quotes Chest...
they need. While everyone hurts with high prescription costs, senior citizens tend to rely more on prescription drugs for their ov...
In five pages this paper considers the reasons why elderly individuals play poker in hopes of capturing part of the American Dream...
In fifteen pages the hemodialysis procedure is described and then the sociological and biological effects that the elderly can exp...
In six pages this paper presents a service expansion proposal to more adequately meet the needs of the elderly residents of Morris...
In thirty pages this paper discusses elderly care in a discussion of nursing, holistic care, communications, and local policies, a...
"Demographers predict that the numbers of elderly people will double in the next 30 years" (pp. 3). As the population of America ...
et al, 1999). It is not uncommon for people to treat their symptoms as a cold, overcome the initial attack and then appear to fal...
out to those Americans disabled by ignorance or handicapped by prejudice and teach them a better way" (Bush, 1993, p. 35). Since ...
when they were all expected to be at home, go to church together and then share in a Sunday dinner. Chips absence caused a lot of...
in promoting global or worldwide rights for more than 60 years. On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted The Universal Dec...
the United Kingdom. Ultimately, though, she realized that maybe the way to get to England was through her husband. Furthermore, sh...
soil (History of the Philippines, 2002). On the island of Cebu, Magellan erected a cross and claimed it as a territory of Charles...
As well, a full seventy-five percent of low-income citizens lack even the most basic of medical screenings, having typically gone ...
In ten pages this paper examines these issues from a social work perspective. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....
This paper of three pages examines the negative traits associated with addiction and addresses issues related to family functionin...
context of the problem of addressing dual-diagnosed populations. The Dual Diagnosis The term dual diagnosis is a relative...
In twelve pages this paper examines teenage deviant behavior in a consideration of various social factors and how they can escalat...
long ago Dr. Phil railed against a teenager for smoking pot every day. There are mixed messages on television about drugs. While t...
had fewer suicidal thoughts than those who used drugs and engaged in sex (2004). Those who used marijuana, and perhaps other illeg...
examination" (Anonymous, 2003). Marchman empowers other entities beyond parents and guardians with the ability to involuntarily a...
information. 2. Prevalence of mental illness and substance abuse within the group. 3. High risk, high need populations within the ...
entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...
and Practice, 2001). As this author said, "Cultural competency emphasizes the idea of effectively operating in different cultural ...
B. Abuse of illicit drugs increasing among seniors. C. Prescription drugs. 1. Seniors take many more drugs than younger adults. 2....
inability to regulate decision-making behavior at such times is critical if relapses are to be avoided (Matto, 2007). In addition,...
Mental Health Services Administration: one out of every eight people in this country currently has a significant problem with alco...
(Bromwell, n.d.). This approach would also try to have the patient develop different patterns of thinking (Bromwell, n.d.). For ex...