YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Senior Citizens and Substance Abuse
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the prevalence of substance abuse among the elderly as it often goes unrecognized (Irons and Rosen, 2002). However, alcoholism do...
[There will be a variety of responses, like taking medication, calling and e-mailing loved ones, etc.] Short discussion about the ...
to the area (via migration or birth) than those that are dying. The bulk of the increase in Florida is due to people migrating dur...
research shows that the majority of women, and also a percentage of men, who seek treatment for substance abuse disorders indicate...
The Healthy People 2020 project reported that substance abuse in the United States has decreased but there are still more than 20 ...
with mental illnesses may reach out to drugs or alcohol to ease the pain they are feeling. It becomes very difficult to separate t...
that may trigger a Bipolar incident, many of these also trigger using substances. Oliver (2007) identified twelve different "Trigg...
Drug addiction and substance abuse are very complex conditions. The more prolonged they are, the more damage they do to the brain’...
the negative environmental effects that the child of the suburbs does not have to face, even though both may be facing life with a...
In five pages this quantitative research proposal regarding HIV and substance abuse treatment relies upon the statement variable '...
In many circumstances, the punitive nature of those dealing with addicts of all types has changed toward an awareness that there a...
over the age of 60 years in 1995, and that number will probably increase to about 1.2 billion (2002, p.1094) in 2025. Informatio...
In five pages the increase of senior citizen neglect and abuse in Florida is examined. Ten sources are cited in the bibliography....
A paper containing twenty six pages discusses how senior citizens can be neglected and abused in institutional settings and examin...
to the individual. Slapping, kicking, biting, pinching, and burning, inappropriate use of drugs, and, or, physical restraints; as...
In seven pages this paper discusses the appalling accusations of abuse of senior citizens in nursing homes in a consideration of v...
This paper consists of eight pages and discusses the abuse of senior citizens in a detailed overview. Eight sources are cited in ...
well taken, because there is still an attitude in society in general that abuse only occurs among "those" people; i.e., the poor, ...
view According to experts, financial abuse is when someone uses another persons property or assets -- and in the case of t...
of Schedule III and, thereby, removes many of the usage restrictions. "Vicodin, Lortab--and more than 200 other products that con...
This 5 page report discusses the fact that the majority of the population is aware that there is a serious problem in America wi...
there were no caregiver present to assist the elderly individual during the day and evening, the frail older person frequently fou...
There is a scale of addiction-on one side is complete abstinence, to abuse, to dependence, to addiction. It is very difficult to h...
planning for postoperative care (Dunn 36). For example, if a patient suffers from poor lung function, that patient is at greater r...
struggled with the shift to maintain services and provide support for this population. There is little dispute that the aggrega...
In thirty pages senior citizens' care is examined in this Canadian geriatric case study of various global health issues and local ...
In nine pages this literature review focuses upon senior citizens' resistance training and its benefits. Ten sources are cited in...
This paper consists of five pages and discusses long term health care facilities and senior citizens' loss of autonomy. One sourc...
Most programs intended to stop teenagers from using and abusing substances fail because the teenager does not want to be there and...
In twelve pages this paper examines socialization and self perception, patterns of learned behavior, informal systems of support, ...